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AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, Volume 5

srcmstr Daemon

Purpose

Starts the System Resource Controller.

Syntax

srcmstr /usr/sbin/srcmstr [ -r ]

Description

The srcmstr daemon is the System Resource Controller (SRC). The srcmstr daemon spawns and controls subsystems, handles short subsystem status requests, passes requests on to a subsystem, and handles error notification.

The srcmstr daemon is normally started by using an inittab file entry.

Flags

-r Accepts remote requests if the daemon is started with the -r flag. If you start srcmstr without the -r flag, remote requests are ignored.

Note:The srcmstr daemon is typically started from inittab. To add the -r flag, edit /etc/inittab and run init q or reboot.

Security

Auditing Events: If the auditing subsystem has been properly configured and is enabled, the srcmstr command will generate the following audit record (event) every time the command is executed:

Event Information
SRC_Start Lists in an audit log the name of the subsystems being started.
SRC_Stop Lists in an audit log the name of the subsystems being stopped.

See "Setting Up Auditing" in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices for more details about how to properly select and group audit events, and how to configure audit event data collection.

Files

/etc/inittab Specifies stanzas read by the init command.
/etc/objrepos/SRCsubsys Specifies the SRC Subsystem Configuration Object Class.
/etc/objrepos/SRCnotify Specifies the SRC Notify Method Object Class.
/etc/hosts.equiv Specifies that no remote requests will work if the specified host name is not in the /etc/hosts.equiv file.
/etc/services Defines the sockets and protocols used for Internet services.
/dev/SRC Specifies the AF_UNIX socket file.
/dev/.SRC-unix Specifies the location for temporary socket files.

Related Information

The auditpr command, init command.

The System Resource Controller Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices gives an explanation of subsystems, subservers, and the System Resource Controller.

The Auditing Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.


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