Initializes the Fileset Server
Synopsis
ftserver [-adminlist filename] [-verbose] [-help]
Options
-adminlist filename
Specifies the administrative list file that contains principals and groups authorized to execute ftserver RPCs (usually using fts
commands). If this option is omitted, ftserver obtains the list of authorized users from the default administrative list file, dcelocal/var/dfs/admin.ft.
-verbose
Directs the ftserver process to provide a detailed report on what it is doing by displaying messages on standard error.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options specified with this option are ignored.
The help and apropos commands available with all command suites are also available with the ftserver command. See the bos help and bos apropos reference pages for examples of using these commands.
Description
The Fileset Server, or ftserver process, handles fileset administration operations, such as creating, deleting, moving, and replicating filesets. The
ftserver process must be run on all machines that export data for use in the global namespace. A machine that runs the Fileset Server, the File Exporter (which is initialized by the
fxd process), and the dfsbind process is considered a DFS File Server machine. The Fileset Server is usually started and controlled by the BOS Server; if it is not, execute the
ftserver process as a background process. The binary file for the ftserver process resides in dcelocal/bin/ftserver.
The first time it is initialized, ftserver creates the dcelocal/var/dfs/admin.ft administrative list file if the file does not already exist. The principals and groups listed in the admin.ft administrative list are authorized to administer filesets on the machine. Because some operations, such as fileset moves, are accomplished by two Fileset Servers communicating, server principal names must also appear in the admin.ft list.
For simplified administration, create one admin.ft administrative list that contains the server principal names of all machines in the administrative domain. The same admin.ft list can then be used by all ftserver processes in the domain.
When it is started, ftserver creates the dcelocal/var/dfs/adm/FtLog event log file if the file does not already exist. It then appends messages to the file. If the file exists when the ftserver is started, the process moves it to the FtLog.old file in the same directory (overwriting the current FtLog.old file if it exists) before creating a new version to append messages to.
Use the fts statftserver command to check the status of the Fileset Server on any server machine.
Privilege Required
You must be logged in as root on the local machine.
Output
If problems are encountered during initialization, the ftserver process displays error messages on standard error output. The ftserver process keeps an
event log in the file dcelocal/var/dfs/adm/FtLog.
If run with the -verbose option, the ftserver process provides a detailed report on what it is doing by displaying messages on standard error.
Related Information
Commands: dfsbind(8dfs)
Files: admin.ft(4dfs)