xsanadmin(8) BSD System Manager's Manual xsanadmin(8)
NAME
xsanadmin -- command-line interface to Mac OS X Server administrative daemon for Xsan
SYNOPSIS
xsanadmin [-d | -x] command [command_args]
xsanadmin [-h | -v]
DESCRIPTION
xsanadmin is a utility for administering services. In general, it gives you access to the same functionality present in the Xsan Admin
application. It must be run by root.
OPTIONS
The following options are available:
-d
--debug Print command to the terminal.
-h
--help Print usage summary and exit.
-v
--version Print build version and exit.
-x
--xml Generate output as XML instead of key-value pairs.
USAGE
Except when requesting information with xsanadmin -h or xsanadmin -v, you must specify a command to select a specific function to perform.
Each command accepts its own arguments.
COMMAND SUMMARY
Here are brief descriptions of all the xsanadmin commands:
list Returns a list of all available services.
start service
Starts the specified service.
stop service
Stops the specified service.
status service
Returns whether or not the service is running.
fullstatus service
Returns service specific status information. This generally corresponds to the information shown in the status panel of the Xsan
Admin application.
settings command_args
This command is used to read and write settings information. It can take arguments from the command line or standard input. set can
be used instead of settings.
command command_args
Allows service specific commands to be performed. com can be used instead of command.
COMMAND ARGUMENTS
Input and output is done using key value pairs. Keys are specified using colon separated strings, with the first element being the service
name (eg. afp:idleDisconnectFlag:adminUsers). Values have types. If the value is in quotes, it is always considered to be a string. Other-
wise numbers (5, 10, 8.2) and booleans (yes or no) are converted to the appropriate type. Assignments are always of the form key = value
(eg. afp:guestAccess = yes).
If only one key needs to be specified (or set), it can be placed on the command line after the command (eg. xsanadmin set afp:guestAccess =
yes). However, in some case when doing settings or command, multiple key/value pairs need to be specified. In this case, leaving them out
of the argument list (eg. xsanadmin settings) will cause the program to read either keys or key/value pairs from the standard input until an
end of file (EOF) is reached. The keys or key/value pairs must be one per line.
For settings, if no values are specified for the keys, the key value will be read and printed. Otherwise if there is a key/value pair of the
form key = value, the value will be set and then echoed back to the output. In general, the best approach is to fetch the settings for an
individual service (eg. xsanadmin settings afp > dumpfile and then using the output as a template for changing settings. Any output when
fetching settings can be fed in to set values.
When setting array values, special notation is needed. There are two types of arrays. Some arrays have special id keys that allow you to
access individual array elements. These are accessed using the special key _array_id followed by the value of the id tag (eg. web:Mod-
ules:_array_id:dav_module). To add a new element to such an array, you need to have a special line with a "create" value. For example, to
add a new web site to the web configuration, you would need:
web:Sites:_array_id:MySite = create
web:Sites:_array_id:MySite:enabled = yes
etc.
To delete an element of an array, use the "delete" value (eg. web:Sites:_array_id:MySite = delete).
For command, you always need to specify the command type (eg. afp:command = getConnectedUsers). Commands are highly specific to the individ-
ual services. See the examples sections for some possible commands.
EXAMPLES
xsanadmin settings all > outfile
Stores settings from all services into a file.
xsanadmin settings < outfile
Will take any settings file and set the values.
xsanadmin command < commandFile
Will execute a command specified in commandFile. Some examples of commands are:
info:command = getHardwareInfo
info:variant = withQuotaUsage
FILES
/usr/sbin/xsanadmin
SEE ALSO
xsanmgrd(8)
Mac OS X 04 January 2005 Mac OS X