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NAME

       gendisk - Produces magnetic disk distribution media

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/gendisk [-d] [-i] [-k filename] [-w] [-v] [hostname:] prodID devname

OPTIONS

       Creates a distribution disk in direct CD format. This means that the distribution disk contains uncompressed file systems that are laid out
       just as the software is installed on the system.  Creates a distribution disk in ISO 9660 format. This means  that  the	distribution  disk
       contains  an  ISO  9660-compliant CD-ROM file system (CDFS).  Uses an alternate kit descriptor database, filename, on the local system. You
       may use either a full absolute pathname or a relative pathname from the directory where you run the gendisk utility.   The  file  does  not
       have  to  be  named  kitcap.  Writes the product media without verification, if used without the -v option. If used with the -w option, the
       gendisk utility writes and then verifies the product media.  Verifies the product media without writing it first, if used  without  the	-w
       option.	This  assumes  that you have already written kit files to the distribution media.  If used with the -w option, the gendisk utility
       writes and then verifies the product media.

OPERANDS

       The optional hostname: operand is the name of a remote machine that contains the kit descriptor database.  The gendisk utility searches the
       kit descriptor database on the remote machine for the kit identifier (prodIDHD) and uses it to create the distribution media. The colon (:)
       is a required delimiter for TCP/IP networks, and space is permitted between the colon and the prodID. For example, if the product  code	is
       OAT100  and you are using the kit descriptor database on node mynode, use mynode:OAT100 for this option.  The mandatory prodID operand is a
       kit identifier consisting of the product code and version number specified in the CODE and VERS fields of the kit's key file. Refer to  the
       Guide  to  Preparing Product Kits for information about the key file.  The mandatory devname operand specifies the device special file name
       for a raw or character disk device such as /dev/rdisk/dsk1. The gendisk utility uses the disk partition specified in the kit descriptor and
       ignores any partition specified on the command line.

DESCRIPTION

       Use  the  gendisk utility to produce disk distribution media. The gendisk utility performs the following tasks: Searches the kit descriptor
       database for the prodID specified on the command line. The default kit descriptor database is the /etc/kitcap file.   Creates  a  new  file
       system  on  the disk partition specified in the kit description.  Mounts the disk containing the new file system.  Asks whether you want to
       clean the whole disk before writing to it. If you do, the gendisk utility erases the entire contents of the disk  and  writes  a  new  disk
       label  using  default  information.  Copies files and subsets specified in the kit description to the distribution media.  If you specified
       verification, uses the sum utility to verify file transfer accuracy. Refer to the sum(1) reference page for  more  information  about  this
       utility.  Unmounts the file system.

       If  you	use the -k option, you can use any valid file name for the alternate kit descriptor database and may specify either an absolute or
       relative path to the file location.

       If you do not use either of the -w or -v options, the gendisk utility writes and then verifies  the  files  in  the  kit  descriptor.  This
       default behavior is the same as when you use both the -w and -v options together.

       The  gendisk  utility  can  create multiple directories on the disk for separate products or combine multiple products into one product, as
       specified in the kit descriptor database.

RESTRICTIONS

       You must have root privileges to run this program.  If you use the optional hostname operand, you must have root privileges to access files
       on the remote host.

       If you do not use the optional hostname operand, you can access the files used by the gendisk utility only if you add the local hostname to
       the local /.rhosts file, for example: hostname root.

       The gendisk utility does not support chained disk kits. A kit written to diskette must either fit onto a single diskette or be packaged	as
       a set of kits on separate diskettes.

FILES

       Device special files for raw or character disk devices Default kit descriptor database

SEE ALSO

       gentapes(1), sum(1) kitcap(4) Guide to Preparing Product Kits

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