Administration

Controlling VisionFS from UNIX

The visionfs(1M) program in /usr/vision/bin (the default installation directory) allows you to control the VisionFS server in different ways, or produce information about the server. To run this program, you must be logged into the UNIX server as root, with the exception of the print option, which any user can run.

NOTE: Don't try to control the server by running binaries directly, or by using kill. Using the visionfs command is the only supported way of controlling the server.

The visionfs command has the following syntax:

visionfs option [option-specific-arguments]

Option: Description
archive: Archives the VisionFS server's log files.
checkpoint: Stops the VisionFS server, archives the log files, then restarts the server.
election: Forces an election to choose a new master browser in a workgroup.
help: Displays information about the usage of the visionfs command.
lockinfo: Reports which files are locked, and in what way.
lookup: Displays information about a particular network (NetBIOS) name.
message: Sends a WinPopup message to a user or workgroup.
nameinfo: Gives information about names on the network.
netinfo: Gives information about UNIX network interfaces.
password: Creates or changes a user's VisionFS password in the VisionFS password database.
print: Provides access to shared printers on the network.
query: Examines the VisionFS server's log files.
setup: Modifies or fixes the VisionFS server configuration.
start: Starts the VisionFS server.
status: Reports VisionFS server details: the current license mode, server names, the current authentication method, which users are VisionFS Administrators, whether the server's running, and who's connected.
stop: Stops the VisionFS server.

For details, see the visionfs(1M) manual page or ``visionfs command'' in the Windows Help index.