Managing the AMASS File System

Commands

The commands described in this chapter are located in the directories listed in the following table. Specify this path in the system administrator’s login PATH variable.

Command

Login

Path

 

 

 

sysop

amass

 

 

 

/usr/amass/bin

all other

amass

 

commands

 

 

root

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution

ADIC recommends that you control the execution privileges for all commands as appropriate for the desired security level at your site.

Syntax

The command syntax is the same as standard UNIX style commands. The options shown in square brackets ( [ ] ) in this chapter are optional; all others are required.

Use in Scripts

For unattended operation, set up the cron file to run the AMASS commands. Similarly, to automate tasks, all the AMASS commands can be run from within a script. Make sure you check the return codes of the messages. Return codes are described in the following table:

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Command Reference

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