1 | .TH DCM 8 "30 Nov 1988" "Project Athena" |
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2 | \" RCSID: $Header: /afs/athena.mit.edu/astaff/project/moiradev/repository/moira/man/dcm.8,v 1.8 1998-05-26 18:14:11 danw Exp $ |
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3 | .SH NAME |
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4 | dcm, startdcm \- build config files from Moira database and update servers |
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5 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
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6 | .B dcm |
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7 | [servicename ...] |
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8 | .br |
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9 | .B startdcm |
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10 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
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11 | The |
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12 | .B dcm |
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13 | must be run periodically on the Moira server. Rather than invoke |
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14 | .B dcm |
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15 | directly, one generally runs |
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16 | .B startdcm, |
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17 | which starts the dcm running in the proper working directory and |
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18 | captures logging messages. |
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19 | .PP |
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20 | The |
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21 | .B dcm |
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22 | may be disabled by the presence of the file |
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23 | .I /etc/nodcm |
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24 | or by setting the value of |
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25 | .I dcm_enable |
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26 | to zero in the Moira database. Logging is done to standard output. |
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27 | If critical errors are detected, they are logged to |
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28 | .B /moira/critical.log |
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29 | and in a zephyrgram to class |
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30 | .B Moira |
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31 | instance |
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32 | .B DCM |
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33 | in addition to standard output. |
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34 | .PP |
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35 | For the actual generation of config files, the |
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36 | .B dcm |
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37 | will fork off generator programs of the form |
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38 | .B /moira/bin/\fIservice\fB.gen. |
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39 | Each generator takes as an argument the name of the output file to |
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40 | produce. Many of them also require working directories in |
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41 | .B /moira/dcm/\fIservice\fB. |
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42 | A generator exits with a status code defined in |
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43 | .I <mr_et.h>. |
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44 | In particular, |
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45 | .B MR_NO_CHANGE |
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46 | is a common exit status if the database hasn't changed since the last |
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47 | time this generator was run. |
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48 | .PP |
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49 | .B startdcm |
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50 | sets its working directory to the root, disconnects from the terminal |
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51 | and puts itself in the background. It then starts |
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52 | .B /moira/bin/dcm, |
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53 | and will capture lines the dcm writes to standard output and log them |
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54 | in |
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55 | .B /moira/dcm.log |
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56 | along with a timestamp. |
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57 | .B startdcm |
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58 | will also log the exit status of the |
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59 | .B dcm |
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60 | if it is non-zero. |
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61 | .SH FILES |
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62 | /moira/dcm.log |
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63 | .br |
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64 | /moira/critical.log |
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65 | .br |
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66 | /moira/bin/*.gen \- service file generators will be searched for |
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67 | here. |
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68 | .br |
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69 | /tmp/tkt_dcm \- temporary Kerberos ticket storage. |
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70 | .br |
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71 | /etc/athena/srvtab \- The dcm must be able to get Kerberos tickets for "sms" |
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72 | (null instance). |
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73 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
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74 | The Project Athena Technical Plan section on Moira. |
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75 | |
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