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invsync(8)


NAME

  invsync - Synchronizes system inventory.


SYNOPSIS

  /usr/bin/invsync


DESCRIPTION

  The invsync utility is a part of the Reinstallation Toolkit (RITKIT).	 You
  must have superuser privileges to run the invsync utility.  The invsync
  utility creates a Master Synchronization Inventory (MSI) file and a
  Customized File Inventory (CFI) file.	 These files are used by the RITKIT
  process to preserve the customized or modified state of your system in the
  event of a new installation.

  The MSI file contains a complete list of files installed by the setld
  utility, and the state of those files when they were installed.  The CFI
  file contains the names of those files installed by the setld utility that
  have been customized or modified since the installation.  The files listed
  in the CFI file will be overwritten if a new installation of the operating
  system is performed.	To prevent losing these customized files, the
  Reinstallation Toolkit (RITKIT) backs up those entries listed in the CFI
  file before you perform a new installation of the operating system.

  To create the MSI file, the invsync utility calls the usync utility.	Once
  the MSI file is created, the invsync utility then calls the udetect utility
  to compare the state of the files shown in the MSI file with the current
  state of the files installed on the system.  If the state of a file
  differs, an entry is written to the CFI file.

  If there are entries in the CFI file that you do not want to back up, you
  can edit the CFI file to remove these entries.  The CFI file is written in
  the setld inventory file format, as is the MSI file.	For more information,
  see stl_inv(4).


FILES

  /usr/.smdb./*.lk
      Subset lock files

  /usr/.smdb./*.inv
      Subset inventory files

  /usr/.smdb./CFI
      Customized File Inventory

  /usr/.smdb./MSI
      Master Synchronization Inventory




RELATED INFORMATION

  Commands: genufi(8), udetect(8), updmv(8), updmerge(8), usync(8)

  Files: stl_inv(4)