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NAME
pmadm - port monitor administration
SYNOPSIS
pmadm -a [-p pmtag | -t type] -s svctag -i id -m pmspecific
-v ver [-f xu] [-y comment] [-z script]
pmadm -r -p pmtag -s svctag
pmadm -e -p pmtag -s svctag
pmadm -d -p pmtag -s svctag
pmadm -l [-t type | -p pmtag] [-s svctag]
pmadm -L [-t type | -p pmtag] [-s svctag]
pmadm -g -p pmtag -s svctag [-z script]
pmadm -g -s svctag -t type -z script
DESCRIPTION
pmadm is the administrative command for the lower level of
the Service Access Facility hierarchy, that is, for service
administration. A port may have only one service associated
with it although the same service may be available through
more than one port. In order to uniquely identify an
instance of a service the pmadm command must identify both
the port monitor or port monitors through which the service
is available (-p or -t) and the service (-s). See the
option descriptions below. pmadm performs the following
functions:
- add or remove a service
- enable or disable a service
- install or replace a per-service configuration script
- print requested service information
Any user on the system may invoke pmadm to request service
status (-l or -L) or to print per-service configuration
scripts (-g without the -z option). pmadm with other
options may be executed only by a privileged user. The
options have the following meanings:
-a Add a service. pmadm adds an entry for the new service
to the port monitor's administrative file. Because of
the complexity of the options and arguments that follow
the -a option, it may be convenient to use a command
script or the menu system to add services. If you use
the menu system, enter sysadm ports, then choose the
portservices option.
-d Disable a service. Add x to the flag field in the
entry for the service svctag in the port monitor's
administrative file. This is the entry used by port
monitor pmtag. See the -f option, below, for a
description of the flags available.
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-e Enable a service. Remove x from the flag field in the
entry for the service svctag in the port monitor admin-
istrative file. This is the entry used by port monitor
pmtag. See the -f option, below, for a description of
the flags available.
-f xu
The -f option specifies one or both of the following
two flags which are then included in the flag field of
the entry for the new service in the port monitor's
administrative file. If the -f option is not included,
no flags are set and the default conditions prevail.
By default, a new service is enabled and no utmp entry
is created for it. A -f option without a following
argument is illegal.
x Do not enable the service svctag available
through
port monitor pmtag.
u Create a utmp entry for service svctag available
through
port monitor pmtag.
-g Print, install, or replace a per-service configuration
script. The -g option with a -p option and a -s option
prints the per-service configuration script for service
svctag available through port monitor pmtag. The -g
option with a -p option, a -s option, and a -z option
installs the per-service configuration script contained
in the file script as the per-service configuration
script for service svctag available through port moni-
tor pmtag. The -g option with a -s option, a -t
option, and a -z option installs the file script as the
per-service configuration script for service svctag
available through any port monitor of type type. Other
combinations of options with -g are invalid.
-i id
id is the identity that is to be assigned to service
svctag when it is started. id must be an entry in
/etc/passwd.
-l The -l option requests service information. Used by
itself and with the options described below it provides
a filter for extracting information in several dif-
ferent groupings.
-l By itself, the -l option lists all services on
the system.
-l -p pmtag
Lists all services available through port
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monitor pmtag.
-l -s svctag
Lists all services with tag svctag.
-l -p pmtag -s svctag
Lists service svctag.
-l -t type
Lists all services available through port moni-
tors of type type.
-l -t type -s svctag
Lists all services with tag svctag available
through a port monitor of type type.
Other combinations of options with -l are invalid.
-L The -L option is identical to the -l option except that
output is printed in a condensed format.
-m pmspecific
pmspecific is the port monitor-specific portion of the
port monitor administrative file entry for the service.
-p pmtag
Specifies the tag associated with the port monitor
through which a service (specified as -s svctag) is
available.
-r Remove a service. When pmadm removes a service, the
entry for the service is removed from the port
monitor's administrative file.
-s svctag
Specifies the service tag associated with a given ser-
vice. The service tag is assigned by the system
administrator and is part of the entry for the service
in the port monitor's administrative file.
-t type
Specifies the the port monitor type.
-v ver
Specifies the version number of the port monitor admin-
istrative file. The version number may be given as
-v `pmspec -V`
where pmspec is the special administrative command for
port monitor pmtag. This special command is ttyadm for
ttymon and nlsadmin for listen. The version stamp of
the port monitor is known by the command and is
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returned when pmspec is invoked with a -V option.
-y comment
Associate comment with the service entry in the port
monitor administrative file.
-z script
Used with the -g option to specify the name of the file
that contains the per-service configuration script.
Modifying a configuration script is a three-step pro-
cedure. First a copy of the existing script is made
(-g alone). Then the copy is edited. Finally, the
copy is put in place over the existing script (-g with
-z).
OUTPUT
If successful, pmadm will exit with a status of 0. If it
fails for any reason, it will exit with a nonzero status.
Options that request information write the requested infor-
mation to the standard output. A request for information
using the -l option prints column headers and aligns the
information under the appropriate headings. In this format,
a missing field is indicated by a hyphen. A request for
information in the condensed format using the -L option
prints the information in colon-separated fields; missing
fields are indicated by two successive colons. # is the
comment character.
EXAMPLES
Add a service to a port monitor with tag pmtag. Give the
service the tag svctag. Port monitor-specific information
is generated by specpm. The service defined by svctag will
be invoked with identity root.
pmadm -a -p pmtag -s svctag -i root -m `specpm -a arg1 -b arg2` \
-v `specpm -V`
Add a service with service tag svctag, identity guest, and
port monitor-specific information generated by specpm to all
port monitors of type type:
pmadm -a -s svctag -i guest -t type -m `specpm -a arg1 -b arg2` \
-v `specpm -V`
Remove the service svctag from port monitor pmtag:
pmadm -r -p pmtag -s svctag
Enable the service svctag available through port monitor
pmtag:
pmadm -e -p pmtag -s svctag
Disable the service svctag available through port monitor
pmtag:
pmadm -d -p pmtag -s svctag
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List status information for all services:
pmadm -l
List status information for all services available through
the port monitor with tag ports:
pmadm -l -p ports
List the same information in condensed format:
pmadm -L -p ports
List status information for all services available through
port monitors of type listen:
pmadm -l -t listen
Print the per-service configuration script associated with
the service svctag available through port monitor pmtag:
pmadm -g -p pmtag -s svctag
FILES
/etc/saf/pmtag/config
/etc/saf/pmtag/svctag
/var/saf/pmtag/*
SEE ALSO
doconfig(3n), sacadm(1M), sac(1M).
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