updatehome(1M)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ATTRIBUTES | OPTIONS | RETURN VALUES | EXAMPLES | FILES | SEE ALSO

NAME

updatehome- Update the home directory copy and link files for the current label

SYNOPSIS

updatehome [-cirs]

DESCRIPTION

updatehome reads the user's minimum-label copy and link-control files (.copy_files and .link_files), which contain a list of files to be copied and symbolically linked from the user's minimum-label home directory to the user's home directory at the current label.

The Trusted Solaris dtsession performs an updatehome whenever a newly labeled workspace is created so that the user's favorite files are available for use. For example, the user probably wants a symlink to such files as .profile, .login, .cshrc, .exrc, .mailrc, and ~/bin. updatehome provides a convenient mechanism for accomplishing this symlink. The user may add files to those to be copied (.copy_files) and to those to be symbolically linked (.link_files).

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWtsu

OPTIONS

-c

Replace existing home-directory copies at the current label. (The default is to skip over existing copies.)

-i

Ignore errors encountered. (The default aborts on error.)

-r

Replace existing home-directory copies or symbolic links at the current label. This option implies options -c and -s. (The default is to skip over existing copies or symbolic links.)

-s

Replace existing home-directory symbolic links at the current label. (The default is to skip over existing symbolic links.)

RETURN VALUES

Upon success, updatehome returns 0. Upon failure, updatehome returns 1 and writes diagnostic messages to standard error.

EXAMPLES

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Example 1 A Sample copy_files




The files listed in .copy_files can be modified at every user's label.

.cshrc .mailrc .netscape/bookmarks.html

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Example 2 A Sample link_files




The files listed in .link_files can be modified at the lowest label, and the changes will propagate to the other labels available to the user.

~/bin .netscape/preferences .xrc .rhosts

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FILES

$HOME/.copy_files

List of files to be copied

$HOME/.link_files

List of files to be symbolically linked

SEE ALSO

SunOS 5.8 Reference Manual

attributes(5)

Trusted Solaris 8  Last Revised 7 Dec 1996

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ATTRIBUTES | OPTIONS | RETURN VALUES | EXAMPLES | FILES | SEE ALSO