pmresolvehost -p|-v|[-h <hostname>] [-q][-s yes|no]
The pmresolvehost command verifies the host name / IP resolution for the local host or for a selected host. If you do not supply arguments, pmresolvehost checks the local host name/IP resolution.
pmresolvehost has the following options.
| Option | Description |
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-h <hostname> |
Verifies the selected host name. |
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-p |
Prints the fully qualified local host name. |
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-q |
Runs in silent mode; displays no errors. |
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-s |
Specifies whether to allow short names. |
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-v |
Displays the Privilege Manager for Unix version. |
pmrun -v | -z on|off[<pid>] [-b][-d][-n][-p] [-m <masterhost>] [-h <hostname>]
[-u <requestuser>] command [args]
The pmrun command requests that an application is run in a controlled account. Simply add pmrun to the beginning of the command line. For example:
pmrun backup /usr dev/dat
pmrun checks the /etc/opt/quest/pm.settings file to determine which the policy server daemon to send the request. Once it has contacted a policy server daemon, it sends a request to the daemon to run the application specified. As with the ssh command, you can type ~^Z to suspend pmrun, or ~. to terminate it. You must enter these commands at the beginning of a new line.
pmrun has the following options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -b | Allows the runcommand process to run in the background, permitting you to run other programs or commands from the same window. You can use the -b switch with any application process which does not require output that changes the tty mode. Because of this restriction, you can not use the -b switch with applications that require a password. |
| -d | The -d option is required if the application you are running uses the nohup command. Include the -d parameter to ensure that the nohup command functions correctly. |
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-h <hostname> |
Allows you to request a particular execution host to run the request. Enter -h <host> before the command you are requesting. |
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-m <masterhost> |
Allows you to select the policy server host to contact, bypassing the usual selection methods. The specified host must be in the masters setting in the pm.settings file. |
| -n | Redirects the input of pmrun to /dev/null. Use the -n option to avoid unfortunate interactions between pmrun and the shell which invokes it. For example, if you are running pmrun and start a pmrun in the background without redirecting its input away from the terminal, it will block even if no reads are posted by the remote command. |
| -p | Puts pmrun into pipe mode, in which all interactions with the user's terminal are done without changing any of the terminal parameters. Normally, pmrun puts the terminal into raw mode, so that programs such as text editors, which require raw mode, can run properly under pmrun. Pipe mode is useful when you need to pipe several pmrun commands together. For example:
pmrun -p ls /etc/secure | pmrun -p dbadd listing |
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-u <requestuser> |
Requests to run the command as the specified user. The policy server decides whether to honor this request. |
| -v | Displays the Privilege Manager for Unix version number and exits. |
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-z |
Enables or disables tracing for this program and optionally for a currently running process. Refer to Enabling program-level tracing before using this option. |
File containing Privilege Manager for Unix communication parameters, including the list of valid master hosts:
/etc/opt/quest/qpm4u/pm.settings
Use pmscp in conjunction with scp to launch the remote scp -t and scp -f daemons by means of pmrun -h. This allows you to use Privilege Manager for Unix to launch the remote scp daemons.
pmscp provides an alternate encryption channel for the scp command leaving authentication requirements to your Privilege Manager for Unix policy. Either put /opt/quest/bin in your PATH or use the absolute path.
To copy files to the /tmp directory on remote host, as root run the following:
scp -S pmscp <filename> user@remotehost:/tmp