HP-UX CMGR A.02.01 Administrator's and Developer's Guide
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Preface
This document describes how to create new and modify existing security templates for HP-UX 11i v3.
Intended Audience
This guide is written for the following audience:
• HP-UX developers and integrators that create or modify CMGR templates. These users must
be knowledgeable in configuring the subsystems used by their templates and should be
familiar with XML.
• System administrators that apply CMGR templates to HP-UX systems. These users must be
familiar with general HP-UX administration. Chapter 1 and Chapter 4 will be of particular
interest to these users.
Document Organization
This document addresses the following topics:
chapter 1 Introduction to the HP-UX Configuration Synchronization Manager (CMGR).
chapter 2 Building a template.
chapter 3
Developing a new element handler and a new variable validation function for
CMGR.
chapter 4
Invoking the cmgr command to configure services.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or #
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the
system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells. A number sign represents
the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in Section 5.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer
output
Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl+x
A key sequence. A sequence such as
Ctrl+x
indicates that you must hold down
the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or mouse button.
ENVIRONMENT
VARIABLE
The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
ERROR NAME The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
User input
Commands and other text that you type.
Variable
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other syntax display that
you replace with an actual value.
[]
The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list separated by |, you
must choose one of the items.
{}
The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list separated by |, you
must choose one of the items.
...
The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of times.