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rcmgr(8)


NAME

  rcmgr, rc.config - Gets and sets run-time configuration variables stored in
  the files /etc/rc.config and /etc/rc.config.site


SYNOPSIS

  /usr/sbin/rcmgr set variable value
  /usr/sbin/rcmgr get variable


DESCRIPTION

  The rcmgr command retrieves and sets run-time configuration variables
  stored in /etc/rc.config and /etc/rc.config.site.  These variables are used
  to configure various subsystems (for example, NFS or NTP) by scripts in the
  /sbin/init.d directory.


FLAGS

  set  Sets the variable to value in the /etc/rc.config file.

  get  Looks for variables in /etc/rc.config. If the variable is not found,
       the get operation looks for the variable in /etc/rc.config.site. This
       allows an administrator to use a common configuration in a local area
       network. The administrator can create and distribute a common
       /etc/rc.config.site file.  Node-specific information should stay in
       /etc/rc.config.

       The get option allows a programmer to specify a default value for an
       option if it is not found in either the /etc/rc.config or the
       /etc/rc.config.local files.


EXAMPLES

       rcmgr set HOSTNAME yukio

  This example sets the variable HOSTNAME to yukio in the /etc/rc.config
  file.

       rcmgr set IFCONFIG_0 111.111.1.11 netmask 255.255.252.0

  This example sets the variable IFCONFIG_0 to "111.111.1.11 netmask
  255.255.252.0" in the /etc/rc.config file.

       rcmgr get NIS_ARGS

  This example displays the value the variable NIS_ARGS. If this variable is
  not set in the /etc/rc.config file, then the rcmgr command looks in the
  /etc/rc.config.site file for the variable.

  Startup scripts can use the get operation to provide values to variables as
  in the following examples:


       host=`rcmgr get HOSTNAME`

  This example sets the value of host to the value of HOSTNAME in the
  /etc/rc.config file.


       num_nfsd=`rcmgr get NUM_NFSD 4`

  This example sets num_nfsd to 4 if NUM_NFSD does not exist in the
  /etc/rc.config file or in the /etc/rc.config.site file.


FILES

  /etc/rc.config
  /etc/rc.config.site


RELATED INFORMATION

  System Administration