3. The sysf.cf File

The file /etc/sysf.cf defines some global parameters. Each line defines a parameters and is of the format

 PARAM = VALUE;

The valid parameters are:

• config_dir : The directory where the config files are kept. The sysf -config_dir parameter overwrite this value. The default is /usr/local/sys/conf.
• config_file : The file where the sysf entries are defined. The sysf -config_file parameter overwrite this value. The default is sysf.conf.
• remote_shell : the remote shell to use. This must be either rsh (the default), ssh or none. Any other value will causes an error.
• rsh_com : the full path name of the rsh command.
• ssh_com : the full path name of the ssh command.
• mail_com : the full path name of the mail command.
• check_sum : the check sum method to use for directory lists. This must be either md5 (the default) or sysf (a method that generates smaller check sum values)

Example:

config_dir = /usr/local/sys/config;
config_file = sysf.conf;
shell = ssh;
rsh_com = /usr/bin/rsh;
ssh_com = /usr/bin/ssh;
mail_com = /bin/mail;
check_sum = md5;