livesys - Reports the configured CPU/operating system type
livesys
The
livesys command displays the string stored in kernel memory that
indicates the local machine's CPU/operating system (OS) type, conventionally
called the
sysname. The Cache Manager substitutes this string for the
@sys variable which can occur in AFS pathnames; the
OpenAFS Quick Start Guides and
OpenAFS Administration Guide
explain how using
@sys can simplify cell configuration.
To set a new value in kernel memory, use the
fs sysname command, which
can also be used to view the current value. If a sysname list was set using
fs sysname, only the first value in the list will be reported by
livesys.
To see the full sysname list, use
fs sysname rather than this command.
livesys is mostly useful for scripts that need to know the primary
sysname for the local system (to create directories that will later be
addressed using
@sys, for example).
livesys first appeared in OpenAFS 1.2.2. Scripts that need to support
older versions of AFS should parse the output of
fs sysname or use
sys.
The machine's system type appears as a text string, by itself, on a single line.
The following example shows the output produced on a Linux system with a 2.6
kernel:
% livesys
i386_linux26
None
fs_sysname(1),
sys(1)
The
OpenAFS Quick Start Guides at <
http://docs.openafs.org/>.
The
OpenAFS Administration Guide at
<
http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/>.
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Copyright 2005 Russ Allbery <
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This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
written by Russ Allbery based on the
sys man page.