How to Copy Files To and From a Portable Medium

When copying to a portable medium, label the medium with the sensitivity label of the information.

To Copy One or More Files to a Diskette

During installation, the role root copies administrative files to and from movable media, at the label admin_low.

1. First, allocate the floppy device at the correct label using the Device Allocation action, and insert a clean diskette. Mount the device.

   Do you want floppy_n mounted: (y,n)? y

   For a fuller description, see "To Allocate a Device".

2. Copy the file to the diskette by double-clicking the File Manager icon in the Front Panel.

3. In the File Manager, navigate to the folder that contains the files to be copied, such as /setup/files.

4. Rename the label_encodings file that you are copying.

   For example, name it label_encodings.site (for SPARC architecture), or lblcdsit (for Intel architecture). Audit system files such as audit_user, and routing files such as nsswitch.conf, and resolv.conf do not need to be renamed.

5. Choose Open Floppy from the File menu.

6. Highlight the icon for the file and drag the file to the floppy disk folder..

7. On the floppy disk folder, choose Eject from the File menu.

8. Deallocate the device before continuing.

   For the procedure, see "To Deallocate a Device".

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   Remember to physically affix a label to the medium with the sensitivity label of the copied files.

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To Copy One or More Files from a Diskette

It is safe practice to rename the original Trusted Solaris file before copying in a file to replace it. During installation, the root role renames and copies administrative files at admin_low.

1. Allocate the floppy device using the Device Allocation action and insert the diskette. Mount the device.

   Do you want floppy_n mounted: (y,n)? y

   For a fuller description, see "To Allocate a Device".

2. If the workstation has a file of the same name, copy it to a new name and remove the original.

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   Exception: If the file you are copying is to replace the current label_encodings file, do not rename or remove the original file. See "How To Install a Site-Specific Label Encodings File" for the full procedure.

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3. Double-click the File Manager icon in the Front Panel and navigate to the desired destination directory, such as /etc/security/tsol.

4. Choose Open Floppy from the File menu.

5. Highlight the icon for the file and drag the file from the floppy disk folder to the destination directory.

6. On the floppy disk folder, chose Eject from the File menu.

7. If you copied a site version of the label encodings file, see "How To Install a Site-Specific Label Encodings File" for the full procedure.

8. Deallocate the device before continuing.

   This is described in "To Deallocate a Device".