updatehome(1M) System Administration Commands updatehome(1M)NAMEupdatehome - update the home directory copy and link files for the cur‐
rent label
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/updatehome [-cirs]
DESCRIPTIONupdatehome reads the user's minimum-label copy and link-control files
(.copy_files and .link_files). These files contain a list of files to
be copied and symbolically linked from the user's minimum-label home
directory to the user's home directory at the current label.
The Solaris Trusted Extensions dtsession program performs an updatehome
whenever a newly labeled workspace is created so that the user's
favorite files are available for use. For example, the user probably
wants a symbolic link to such files as .profile, .login, .cshrc, .exrc,
.mailrc, and ~/bin. The updatehome command provides a convenient mecha‐
nism for accomplishing this symlink. The user can add files to those to
be copied (.copy_files) and to those to be symbolically linked
(.link_files).
OPTIONS-c Replace existing home-directory copies at the current label. The
default is to skip over existing copies.
-i Ignore errors encountered. The default aborts on error.
-r Replace existing home-directory copies or symbolic links at the
current label. This option implies options -c and -s. The default
is to skip over existing copies or symbolic links.
-s Replace existing home-directory symbolic links at the current
label. The default is to skip over existing symbolic links.
EXIT STATUS
Upon success, updatehome returns 0. Upon failure, updatehome returns 1
and writes diagnostic messages to standard error.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 A Sample .copy_files File
The files that are listed in .copy_files can be modified at every
user's label.
.cshrc
.mailrc
.mozilla/bookmarks.html
Example 2 A Sample .link_files File
The files that are listed in .link_files can be modified at the lowest
label. The changes propagate to the other labels that are available to
the user.
~/bin
.mozilla/preferences
.xrc
.rhosts
Example 3 Updating the Linked and Copied Files
The .copy_files and .link_files were updated by the user at the minimum
label. At a higher label, the user refreshes the copies and the links.
No privileges are required to run the command.
% updatehome-r
FILES
$HOME/.copy_files List of files to be copied
$HOME/.link_files List of files to be symbolically linked
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │system/trusted │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Committed │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOattributes(5)
.copy_files and .link_files Files in Solaris Trusted Extensions Admin‐
istrator's Procedures
NOTES
The functionality described on this manual page is available only if
the system is configured with Trusted Extensions.
SunOS 5.11 20 Jul 2007 updatehome(1M)