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soladdapp

soladdapp(1M)						  System Administration Commands					     soladdapp(1M)

NAME

       soladdapp - add an application to the Solstice application registry

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/snadm/bin/soladdapp [-r registry] -n name -i icon -e executable
	    [args]

DESCRIPTION

       soladdapp  adds	an  application  to  the  Solstice  application  registry. After it is added, the application is displayed in the Solstice
       Launcher main window (see solstice(1M)).

OPTIONS

       -r registry	Define the full path name of the Solstice registry file.

       -n name		Define the name of the tool to be registered.

       -i icon		Define the full path name of the tool icon.

       -e executable	Define the full path name of the tool.

       args		Specify any arguments to use with the tool.

       When executed without options,  soladdapp uses  /opt/SUNWadm/etc/.solstice_registry (the default registry path).

RETURN VALUES

       0    on success

       1    on failure

       2    if the registry is locked

       3    if the entry is a duplicate.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 A sample display of the soladdapp command.

       The following adds an application called Disk Manager to the Solstice application registry for display in the Solstice Launcher	main  win-
       dow.

	 # soladdapp -r /opt/SUNWadm/etc/.solstice_registry -n "Disk Manager"
	 -i /opt/SUNWdsk/etc/diskmgr.xpm -e /opt/SUNWdsk/bin/diskmgr

FILES

       /opt/SUNWadm/etc/.solstice_registry

	   The default registry path.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWsadml 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       soldelapp(1M), solstice(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES

       Globally registered applications are used by local and remote users sharing the software in a particular  /opt directory. They can be added
       only using soladdapp.

SunOS 5.11							    15 Sep 1995 						     soladdapp(1M)