SCSELECT(8) BSD System Manager's Manual SCSELECT(8)NAME
scselect -- Select system configuration "location"
SYNOPSIS
scselect [-n] [new-location-name]
DESCRIPTION
scselect provides access to the system configuration sets, commonly referred to as "locations". When invoked with no arguments, scselect
displays the names and associated identifiers for each defined "location" and indicates which is currently active. scselect also allows the
user to select or change the active "location" by specifying its name or identifier. Changing the "location" causes an immediate system re-
configuration, unless the -n option is supplied.
At present, the majority of preferences associated with a "location" relate to the system's network configuration.
The command line options are as follows:
-n Delay changing the system's "location" until the next system boot (or the next time that the system configuration preferences are
changed).
new-location-name
If not specified, a list of the available "location" names and associated identifiers will be reported on standard output. If specified,
this argument is matched with the "location" names and identifiers and the matching set is activated.
SEE ALSO configd(8)HISTORY
The scselect command appeared in Mac OS X Public Beta.
Mac OS X November 4, 2003 Mac OS X
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CONFIGD(8) BSD System Manager's Manual CONFIGD(8)NAME
configd -- System Configuration Daemon
SYNOPSIS
configd [-bdv] [-B bundleID] [-V bundleID] [-t bundle-path]
DESCRIPTION
The configd daemon is responsible for many configuration aspects of the local system. configd maintains data reflecting the desired and cur-
rent state of the system, provides notifications to applications when this data changes, and hosts a number of configuration agents in the
form of loadable bundles.
Each configuration agent is responsible for a well-defined aspect of configuration management. The agents look to one or more input sources
(preferences, low-level kernel events, configd notifications, etc) and, through a set of policy modules, interacts with the system to estab-
lish the desired operational configuration.
Access to the data maintained by configd is via the SystemConfiguration.framework SCDynamicStore APIs.
OPTIONS
The command line options are as follows:
-b Don't actually load any bundles.
-B bundleID
Prevents the loading of the bundle with the specified bundleID.
-d Run configd in the foreground without forking. This is useful for debugging.
-v Puts configd into verbose mode. Displays debugging information about bundles as they are being loaded.
-V bundleID
Turns verbose mode on for the bundle with the specified bundleID.
-t bundle-path
Loads only the bundle specified by bundle-path.
BUNDLES
At the present time, the majority of the configuration agents (or bundles) hosted by configd are used to establish and maintain the network
configuration. These agents include:
KernelEventMonitor
This bundle is responsible for monitoring kernel events and conveying changes to the network state (e.g. link status) to other configuration
agents and interested applications.
InterfaceNamer
This bundle provides a name to each of the system's network interfaces. The bundle queries the IOKit Registry for a list of network devices
attached to the system and gives them BSD style names such as "en0".
IPConfiguration
This agent is responsible for establishing and maintaining IPv4 addresses on the system. These addresses may be manually specified in the
network preferences or acquired using DHCP (or BOOTP).
IP6Configuration
This agent is responsible for establishing and maintaining IPv6 addresses on the system.
IPMonitor
This agent is responsible for establishing and maintaining the primary network service, the default route, the active DNS configuration, and
the active network proxies on the system.
LinkConfiguration
This agent is responsible for establishing and maintaining the media type, media options, and MTU for ethernet interfaces.
PreferencesMonitor
This agent is responsible for conveying the network configuration preferences specified by the administrator to the various configuration
agents (IPv4, IPv6, ...).
PPPController
This agent is responsible for establishing and maintaining PPP connections on the system.
FILES
/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/
Directory of configd bundles
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
Default directory for system configuration persistent store files.
.../preferences.plist System configuration
.../NetworkInterfaces.plist Network interface --> BSD interface mappings
.../VirtualNetworkInterfaces.plist Virtual network interface (VLAN) configuration
ERRORS
Log messages generated by configd and any configuration agents will are sent to the system log daemon by syslog(3). The syslog facility used
is LOG_DAEMON. If the -d option is specified, log messages with written to stdout (or stderr if the priority is greater than LOG_NOTICE).
SIGNALS
configd was designed to run without any intervention but if you insist on sending a signal to the daemon then the following are available:
SIGHUP This signal, typically used to tell a daemon to reload its configuration, is ignored (there is no configuration).
SIGTERM This signal initiates a "graceful" shutdown of the daemon.
SEE ALSO scutil(8), scselect(8)HISTORY
The configd daemon appeared in Mac OS X Public Beta.
NOTES
Unless started with the -d option, configd will register with launchd(8) such that the daemon will be restarted in the event of a crash.
This registration will be removed during "graceful" shutdowns of the daemon.
This daemon and its current behavior may change without notice. Do not rely on its existence or its behavior. Consider it an unsupported
command.
Mac OS X June 18, 2009 Mac OS X