genra(8)						      System Manager's Manual							  genra(8)

Name
       genra - produce distribution RA60 media

Syntax
       /etc/genra [-{wv}] [hostname:]product_code special

Description
       The  utility is used to produce RA60 distribution media.  The utility searches for the product_code (as provided by the user on the command
       line), creates a new file system on the partition defined in the kit description, mounts the disk, transfers files and subsets as described
       in  the	kitcap	kit description, uses to verify files for accuracy in transfer, and then unmounts the file system.  The utility can create
       multiple directories on the RA60 for separate products, and can also combine multiple products into one product, all controlled by

       The optional hostname: argument is the name of a remote TCP/IP network machine that contains the kitcap file.  The utility will	search	on
       the  remote machine for the product_code and use it for creating the media.  The colon (:) is a required delimiter for TCP/IP networks, and
       there is no space between the colon and the product_code.  For example, if the product code was ULT-2.2-V-BW, and the  kitcap  file  to	be
       used was on node "mynode", the proper syntax for this option would be
		      mynode:ULT-2.2-V-BW

       The  product_code  is  a  user defined code that is located in and describes the partition, directories, and subsets, that make up a kitcap
       description.  It can be any set of numbers or letters, and is usually formed in a way to have some  meaning  as	to  the  product  that	it
       describes.  For example, if the product name is MYPRODUCT and it is version 1, a proper product_code for that product might be MYP010.

       The special argument indicates that the device is a special device such as The actual partition that the utility will write the files on is
       defined in the kitcap description for the product_code that is being used.  Therefore, it makes no difference what partition is appended to
       the special device file used on the command line.

Options
       -w     Write only.

       -v     Verify only.

	      If  neither  option appears on the command line, then by default, the utility will write, then verify, the files in the kit descrip-
	      tor.

Restrictions
       You must be a superuser to run this program.  If the optional hostname is used, you must be able to access files  on  the  remote  host	as
       superuser.

Files
       ra device special files

       Kit descriptor database

See Also
       gentapes(1), sum(1), kitcap(5)

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