Command-Line Options

Table 6-1 provides summary definitions of the mpadmin command-line options. This section describes their use.

-c command - Single Command Option

Use the -c option when you want to execute a single mpadmin command and return automatically to the shell prompt. For example, the following use of mpadmin -c changes the location of the CRE log file to /home/wmitty/cre_messages:

# mpadmin -c set logfile="/home/wmitty/cre_messages"

Most commands that are available via the interactive interface can be invoked via the -c option. See "mpadmin Command Overview" for an overview of the mpadmin command set and a list of which commands can be used as arguments to the -c option.

-f file-name - Take Input From a File

Use the -f option to supply input to mpadmin from the file specified by the file-name argument.

-h - Display Help

The -h option displays help information about mpadmin.

-q - Suppress Warning Message

Use the -q option to suppress a warning message when a non-root user attempts to invoke a restricted command.

-s cluster-name - Connect to Specified Cluster

Use the -s option to connect to the cluster specified by the cluster-name argument.

-V - Version Display Option

Use the -V option to display the version of mpadmin.