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/*!
\addtogroup bos-spec BOS Server Interface
@{
\page title AFS-3 Programmer's Reference: BOS Server Interface
\author Edward R. Zayas
Transarc Corporation
\version 1.0
\date 28 August 1991 11:58 Copyright 1991 Transarc Corporation All Rights
Reserved FS-00-D161
\page chap1 Chapter 1: Overview
\section sec1-1 Section 1.1: Introduction
\par
One of the important duties of an AFS system administrator is to insure that
processes on file server machines are properly installed and kept running. The
BOS Server was written as a tool for assisting administrators in these tasks.
An instance of the BOS Server runs on each AFS server machine, and has the
following specific areas of responsibility:
\li Definition of the set of processes that are to be run on the machine on
which a given BOS Server executes. This definition may be changed dynamically
by system administrators. Programs may be marked as continuously or
periodically runnable.
\li Automatic startup and restart of these specified processes upon server
bootup and program failure. The BOS Server also responds to administrator
requests for stopping and starting one or more of these processes. In addition,
the BOS Server is capable of restarting itself on command.
\li Collection of information regarding the current status, command line
parameters, execution history, and log files generated by the set of server
programs.
\li Management of the security information resident on the machine on which the
BOS Server executes. Such information includes the list of administratively
privileged people associated with the machine and the set of AFS File Server
encryption keys used in the course of file service.
\li Management of the cell configuration information for the server machine in
question. This includes the name of the cell in which the server resides, along
with the list and locations of the servers within the cell providing AFS
database services (e.g., volume location, authentication, protection).
Installation of server binaries on the given machine. The BOS Server allows
several "generations" of server software to be kept on its machine.
Installation of new software for one or more server agents is handled by the
BOS Server, as is "rolling back" to a previous version should it prove more
stable than the currently-installed image.
\par
Execution of commands on the server machine. An administrator may execute
arbitrary unix commands on a machine running the BOS Server.
\par
Unlike many other AFS server processes, the BOS Server does not maintain a
cell-wide, replicated database. It does, however, maintain several databases
used exclusively on every machine on which it runs.
\section sec1-2 Section 1.2: Scope
\par
This paper describes the design and structure of the AFS-3 BOS Server. The
scope of this work is to provide readers with a sufficiently detailed
description of the BOS Server so that they may construct client applications
that call the server's RPC interface routines.
\section sec1-3 Section 1.3: Document Layout
\par
The second chapter discusses various aspects of the BOS Server's architecture.
First, one of the basic concepts is examined, namely the bnode. Providing the
complete description of a program or set of programs to be run on the given
server machine, a bnode is the generic definitional unit for the BOS Server's
duties. After bnodes have been explained, the set of standard directories on
which the BOS Server depends is considered. Also, the set of well-known files
within these directories is explored. Their uses and internal formats are
presented. After these sections, a discussion of BOS Server restart times
follows. The BOS Server has special support for two commonly-used restart
occasions, as described by this section. Finally, the organization and behavior
of the bosserver program itself is presented.
\par
The third and final chapter provides a detailed examination of the
programmer-visible BOS Server constants and structures, along with a full
specification of the API for the RPC-based BOS Server functionality.
\section sec1-4 Section 1.4: Related Documents
\par
This document is a member of a documentation suite providing programmer-level
specifications for the operation of the various AFS servers and agents, and the
interfaces they export, as well as the underlying RPC system they use to
communicate. The full suite of related AFS specification documents is listed
below:
\li AFS-3 Programmer's Reference: Architectural Overview: This paper provides
an architectual overview of the AFS distributed file system, describing the
full set of servers and agents in a coherent way, illustrating their
relationships to each other and examining their interactions.
\li AFS-3 Programmer's Reference: File Server/Cache Manager Interface: This
document describes the File Server and Cache Manager agents, which provide the
backbone file managment services for AFS. The collection of File Servers for a
cell supply centralized file storage for that site, and allow clients running
the Cache Manager component to acces those files in a high-performance, secure
fashion.
\li AFS-3 Programmer's Reference:Volume Server/Volume Location Server
Interface: This document describes the services through which "containers" of
related user data are located and managed.
\li AFS-3 Programmer's Reference: Protection Server Interface: This paper
describes the server responsible for mapping printable user names to and from
their internal AFS identifiers. The Protection Server also allows users to
create, destroy, and manipulate "groups" of users, which are suitable for
placement on ACLs.
\li AFS-3 Programmer's Reference: Specification for the Rx Remote Procedure
Call Facility: This document specifies the design and operation of the remote
procedure call and lightweight process packages used by AFS.
\par
In addition to these papers, the AFS 3.1 product is delivered with its own
user, administrator, installation, and command reference documents.
\page chap2 Chapter 2: BOS Server Architecture
\par
This chapter considers some of the architectual features of the AFS-3 BOS
Server. First, the basic organizational and functional entity employed by the
BOS Server, the bnode, is discussed. Next, the set of files with which the
server interacts is examined. The notion of restart times is then explained in
detail. Finally, the organization and components of the bosserver program
itself, which implements the BOS Server, are presented.
\section sec2-1 Section 2.1: Bnodes
\subsection sec2-1-1 Section 2.1.1: Overview
\par
The information required to manage each AFS-related program running on a File
Server machine is encapsulated in a bnode object. These bnodes serve as the
basic building blocks for BOS Server services. Bnodes have two forms of
existence:
\li On-disk: The BosConfig file (see Section 2.3.4 below) defines the set of
bnodes for which the BOS Server running on that machine will be responsible,
along with specifying other information such as values for the two restart
times. This file provides permanent storage (i.e., between bootups) for the
desired list of programs for that server platform.
\li In-memory: The contents of the BosConfig file are parsed and internalized
by the BOS Server when it starts execution. The basic data for a particular
server program is placed into a struct bnode structure.
\par
The initial contents of the BosConfig file are typically set up during system
installation. The BOS Server can be directed, via its RPC interface, to alter
existing bnode entries in the BosConfig file, add new ones, and delete old
ones. Typically, this file is never edited directly.
\subsection sec2-1-2 Section 2.1.2: Bnode Classes
\par
The descriptions of the members of the AFS server suite fall into three broad
classes of programs:
\li Simple programs: This server class is populated by programs that simply
need to be kept running, and do not depend on other programs for correctness or
effectiveness. Examples of AFS servers falling into this category are the
Volume Location Server, Authentication Server, and Protection Server. Since its
members exhibit such straightforward behavior, this class of programs is
referred to as the simple class.
\li Interrelated programs: The File Server program depends on two other
programs, and requires that they be executed at the appropriate times and in
the appropriate sequence, for correct operation. The first of these programs is
the Volume Server, which must be run concurrently with the File Server. The
second is the salvager, which repairs the AFS volume metadata on the server
partitions should the metadata become damaged. The salvager must not be run at
the same time as the File Server. In honor of the File Server trio that
inspired it, the class of programs consisting of groups of interrelated
processes is named the fs class.
\li Periodic programs: Some AFS servers, such as the BackupServer, only need to
run every so often, but on a regular and well-defined basis. The name for this
class is taken from the unix tool that is typically used to define such regular
executions, namely the cron class.
\par
The recognition and definition of these three server classes is exploited by
the BOS Server. Since all of the programs in a given class share certain common
characteristics, they may all utilize the same basic data structures to record
and manage their special requirements. Thus, it is not necessary to reimplement
all the operations required to satisfy the capabilities promised by the BOS
Server RPC interface for each and every program the BOS Server manages.
Implementing one set of operations for each server class is sufficient to
handle any and all server binaries to be run on the platform.
\subsection sec2-1-3 Section 2.1.3: Per-Class Bnode Operations
\par
As mentioned above, only one set of basic routines must be implemented for each
AFS server class. Much like Sun's VFS/vnode interface [8], providing a common
set of routines for interacting with a given file system, regardless of its
underlying implementation and semantics, the BOS Server defines a common vector
of operations for a class of programs to be run under the BOS Server's
tutelage. In fact, it was this standardized file system interface that inspired
the "bnode" name.
\par
The BOS Server manipulates the process or processes that are described by each
bnode by invoking the proper functions in the appropriate order from the
operation vector for that server class. Thus, the BOS Server itself operates in
a class-independent fashion. This allows each class to take care of the special
circumstances associated with it, yet to have the BOS Server itself be totally
unaware of what special actions (if any) are needed for the class. This
abstraction also allows more server classes to be implemented without any
significant change to the BOS Server code itself.
\par
There are ten entries in this standardized class function array. The purpose
and usage of each individual class function is described in detail in Section
3.3.5. Much like the VFS system, a collection of macros is also provided in
order to simplify the invocation of these functions. These macros are described
in Section 3.5. The ten function slots are named here for convenience:
\li create()
\li timeout()
\li getstat()
\li setstat()
\li delete()
\li procexit()
\li getstring()
\li getparm()
\li restartp()
\li hascore()
\section sec2-2 Section 2.2: BOS Server Directories
\par
The BOS Server expects the existence of the following directories on the local
disk of the platform on which it runs. These directories define where the
system binaries, log files, ubik databases, and other files lie.
\li /usr/afs/bin: This directory houses the full set of AFS server binaries.
Such executables as bosserver, fileserver, vlserver, volserver, kaserver, and
ptserver reside here.
\li /usr/afs/db: This directory serves as the well-known location on the
server's local disk for the ubik database replicas for this machine.
Specifically, the Authentication Server, Protection Server, and the Volume
Location Server maintain their local database images here.
\li /usr/afs/etc: This directory hosts the files containing the security, cell,
and authorized system administrator list for the given machine. Specifically,
the CellServDB, KeyFile, License, ThisCell, and UserList files are stored here.
\li /usr/afs/local: This directory houses the BosConfig file, which supplies
the BOS Server with the permanent set of bnodes to support. Also contained in
this directory are files used exclusively by the salvager.
\li /usr/afs/logs: All of the AFS server programs that maintain log files
deposit them in this directory.
\section sec2-3 Section 2.3: BOS Server Files
\par
Several files, some mentioned above, are maintained on the server's local disk
and manipulated by the BOS Server. This section examines many of these files,
and describes their formats.
\subsection sec2-3-1 Section 2.3.1: /usr/afs/etc/UserList
\par
This file contains the names of individuals who are allowed to issue
"restricted" BOS Server commands (e.g., creating & deleting bnodes, setting
cell information, etc.) on the given hardware platform. The format is
straightforward, with one administrator name per line. If a cell grants joe and
schmoe these rights on a machine, that particular UserList will have the
following two lines:
\n joe
\n schmoe
\subsection sec2-3-2 Section 2.3.2: /usr/afs/etc/CellServDB
\par
This file identifies the name of the cell to which the given server machine
belongs, along with the set of machines on which its ubik database servers are
running. Unlike the CellServDB found in /usr/vice/etc on AFS client machines,
this file contains only the entry for the home cell. It shares the formatting
rules with the /usr/vice/etc version of CellServDB. The contents of the
CellServDB file used by the BOS Server on host grand.central.org are:
\code
>grand.central.org #DARPA clearinghouse cell
192.54.226.100 #grand.central.org
192.54.226.101 #penn.central.org
\endcode
\subsection sec2-3-3 Section 2.3.3: /usr/afs/etc/ThisCell
\par
The BOS Server obtains its notion of cell membership from the ThisCell file in
the specified directory. As with the version of ThisCell found in /usr/vice/etc
on AFS client machines, this file simply contains the character string
identifying the home cell name. For any server machine in the grand.central.org
cell, this file contains the following:
\code
grand.central.org
\endcode
\subsection sec2-3-4 Section 2.3.4: /usr/afs/local/BosConfig
\par
The BosConfig file is the on-disk representation of the collection of bnodes
this particular BOS Server manages. The BOS Server reads and writes to this
file in the normal course of its affairs. The BOS Server itself, in fact,
should be the only agent that modifies this file. Any changes to BosConfig
should be carried out by issuing the proper RPCs to the BOS Server running on
the desired machine.
\par
The following is the text of the BosConfig file on grand.central.org. A
discussion of the contents follows immediately afterwards.
\code
restarttime 11 0 4 0 0 checkbintime 3 0 5 0 0
bnode simple kaserver 1 parm /usr/afs/bin/kaserver
end bnode simple ptserver 1 parm
/usr/afs/bin/ptserver end bnode simple vlserver 1
parm /usr/afs/bin/vlserver end bnode fs fs 1 parm
/usr/afs/bin/fileserver parm /usr/afs/bin/volserver
parm /usr/afs/bin/salvager end bnode simple runntp
1 parm /usr/afs/bin/runntp -localclock transarc.com
end bnode simple upserver 1 parm
/usr/afs/bin/upserver end bnode simple
budb_server 1 parm /usr/afs/bin/budb_server end
bnode cron backup 1 parm
/usr/afs/backup/clones/lib/backup.csh daily parm
05:00 end
\endcode
\par
The first two lines of this file set the system and new-binary restart times
(see Section 2.4, below). They are optional, with the default system restart
time being every Sunday at 4:00am and the new-binary restart time being 5:00am
daily. Following the reserved words restarttime and checkbintime are five
integers, providing the mask, day, hour, minute, and second values (in decimal)
for the restart time, as diagrammed below:
\code
restarttime <mask> <day> <hour> <minute>
<second> checkbintime <mask> <day> <hour>
<minute> <second>
\endcode
\par
The range of acceptable values for these fields is presented in Section 3.3.1.
In this example, the restart line specifies a (decimal) mask value of 11,
selecting the KTIME HOUR, KTIME MIN, and KTIME DAY bits. This indicates that
the hour, minute, and day values are the ones to be used when matching times.
Thus, this line requests that system restarts occur on day 0 (Sunday), hour 4
(4:00am), and minute 0 within that hour.
\par
The sets of lines that follow define the individual bnodes for the particular
machine. The first line of the bnode definition set must begin with the
reserved word bnode, followed by the type name, the instance name, and the
initial bnode goal:
\code
bnode <type_name> <instance_name> <goal_val>
\endcode
\par
The <type name> and <instance name> fields are both character strings, and the
<goal val> field is an integer. Acceptable values for the <type name> are
simple, fs, and cron. Acceptable values for <goal val> are defined in Section
3.2.3, and are normally restricted to the integer values representing BSTAT
NORMAL and BSTAT SHUTDOWN. Thus, in the bnode line defining the Authentication
Server, it is declared to be of type simple, have instance name kaserver, and
have 1 (BSTAT NORMAL) as a goal (e.g., it should be brought up and kept
running).
\par
Following the bnode line in the BosConfig file may be one or more parm lines.
These entries represent the command line parameters that will be used to invoke
the proper related program or programs. The entire text of the line after the
parm reserved word up to the terminating newline is stored as the command line
string.
\code
parm <command_line_text>
\endcode
\par
After the parm lines, if any, the reserved word end must appear alone on a
line, marking the end of an individual bnode definition.
\subsection sec2-3-5 Section 2.3.5: /usr/afs/local/NoAuth
\par
The appearance of this file is used to mark whether the BOS Server is to insist
on properly authenticated connections for its restricted operations or whether
it will allow any caller to exercise these commands. Not only is the BOS Server
affected by the presence of this file, but so are all of the bnodes objects the
BOS Server starts up. If /usr/afs/local/NoAuth is present, the BOS Server will
start all of its bnodes with the -noauth flag.
\par
Completely unauthenticated AFS operation will result if this file is present
when the BOS Server starts execution. The file itself is typically empty. If
any data is put into the NoAuth file, it will be ignored by the system.
\subsection sec2-3-6 Section 2.3.6: /usr/afs/etc/KeyFile
\par
This file stores the set of AFS encryption keys used for file service
operations. The file follows the format defined by struct afsconf key and
struct afsconf keys in include file afs/keys.h. For the reader's convenience,
these structures are detailed below:
\code
#define AFSCONF_MAXKEYS 8
struct afsconf_key {
long kvno;
char key[8];
};
struct afsconf_keys {
long nkeys;
struct afsconf_key key[AFSCONF_MAXKEYS];
};
\endcode
\par
The first longword of the file reveals the number of keys that may be found
there, with a maximum of AFSCONF MAXKEYS (8). The keys themselves follow, each
preceded by its key version number.
\par
All information in this file is stored in network byte order. Each BOS Server
converts the data to the appropriate host byte order befor storing and
manipulating it.
\section sec2-4 Section 2.4: Restart Times
\par
It is possible to manually start or restart any server defined within the set
of BOS Server bnodes from any AFS client machine, simply by making the
appropriate call to the RPC interface while authenticated as a valid
administrator (i.e., a principal listed in the UserList file on the given
machine). However, two restart situations merit the implementation of special
functionality within the BOS Server. There are two common occasions, occuring
on a regular basis, where the entire system or individual server programs
should be brought down and restarted:
\par
\b Complete \b system \b restart: To guard against the reliability and
performance problems caused by any core leaks in long-running programs, the
entire AFS system should be occasionally shut down and restarted periodically.
This action 'clears out' the memory system, and may result in smaller memory
images for these servers, as internal data structures are reinitialized back to
their starting sizes. It also allows AFS partitions to be regularly examined,
and salvaged if necessary.
\par
Another reason for performing a complete system restart is to commence
execution of a new release of the BOS Server itself. The new-binary restarts
described below do not restart the BOS Server if a new version of its software
has been installed on the machine.
\par
\b New-binary \b restarts: New server software may be installed at any time
with the assistance of the BOS Server. However, it is often not the case that
such software installations occur as a result of the discovery of an error in
the program or programs requiring immediate restart. On these occasions,
restarting the given processes in prime time so that the new binaries may begin
execution is counterproductive, causing system downtime and interfering with
user productivity. The system administrator may wish to set an off-peak time
when the server binaries are automatically compared to the running program
images, and restarts take place should the on-disk binary be more recent than
the currently running program. These restarts would thus minimize the resulting
service disruption.
\par
Automatically performing these restart functions could be accomplished by
creating cron-type bnodes that were defined to execute at the desired times.
However, rather than force the system administrator to create and supervise
such bnodes, the BOS Server supports the notion of an internal LWP thread with
the same effect (see Section 2.5.2). As part of the BosConfig file defined
above, the administrator may simply specify the values for the complete system
restart and new-binary restart times, and a dedicated BOS Server thread will
manage the restarts.
\par
Unless otherwise instructed, the BOS Server selects default times for the two
above restart times. A complete system restart is carried out every Sunday at
4:00am by default, and a new-binary restart is executed for each updated binary
at 5:00am every day.
\section sec2-5 Section 2.5: The bosserver Process
\subsection sec2-5-1 Section 2.5.1: Introduction
\par
The user-space bosserver process is in charge of managing the AFS server
processes and software images, the local security and cell database files, and
allowing administrators to execute arbitrary programs on the server machine on
which it runs. It also implements the RPC interface defined in the bosint.xg
Rxgen definition file.
\subsection sec2-5-2 Section 2.5.2: Threading
\par
As with all the other AFS server agents, the BOS Server is a multithreaded
program. It is configured so that a minimum of two lightweight threads are
guaranteed to be allocated to handle incoming RPC calls to the BOS Server, and
a maximum of four threads are commissioned for this task.
\par
In addition to these threads assigned to RPC duties, there is one other thread
employed by the BOS Server, the BozoDaemon(). This thread is responsible for
keeping track of the two major restart events, namely the system restart and
the new binary restart (see Section 2.4). Every 60 seconds, this thread is
awakened, at which time it checks to see if either deadline has occurred. If
the complete system restart is then due, it invokes internal BOS Server
routines to shut down the entire suite of AFS agents on that machine and then
reexecute the BOS Server binary, which results in the restart of all of the
server processes. If the new-binary time has arrived, the BOS Server shuts down
the bnodes for which binaries newer than those running are available, and then
invokes the new software.
\par
In general, the following procedure is used when stopping and restarting
processes. First, the restart() operation defined for each bnode's class is
invoked via the BOP RESTART() macro. This allows each server to take any
special steps required before cycling its service. After that function
completes, the standard mechanisms are used to shut down each bnode's process,
wait until it has truly stopped its execution, and then start it back up again.
\subsection sec2-5-3 Section 2.5.3: Initialization Algorithm
\par
This section describes the procedure followed by the BOS Server from the time
when it is invoked to the time it has properly initialized the server machine
upon which it is executing.
\par
The first check performed by the BOS Server is whether or not it is running as
root. It needs to manipulate local unix files and directories in which only
root has been given access, so it immediately exits with an error message if
this is not the case. The BOS Server's unix working directory is then set to be
/usr/afs/logs in order to more easily service incoming RPC requests to fetch
the contents of the various server log files at this location. Also, changing
the working directory in this fashion results in any core images dumped by the
BOS Server's wards will be left in /usr/afs/logs.
\par
The command line is then inspected, and the BOS Server determines whether it
will insist on authenticated RPC connections for secure administrative
operations by setting up the /usr/afs/local/NoAuth file appropriately (see
Section 2.3.5). It initializes the underlying bnode package and installs the
three known bnode types (simple, fs, and cron).
\par
After the bnode package is thus set up, the BOS Server ensures that the set of
local directories on which it will depend are present; refer to Section 2.2 for
more details on this matter. The license file in /usr/afs/etc/License is then
read to determine the number of AFS server machines the site is allowed to
operate, and whether the cell is allowed to run the NFS/AFS Translator
software. This file is typically obtained in the initial system installation,
taken from the installation tape. The BOS Server will exit unless this file
exists and is properly formatted.
\par
In order to record its actions, any existing /usr/afs/logs/BosLog file is moved
to BosLog.old, and a new version is opened in append mode. The BOS Server
immediately writes a log entry concerning the state of the above set of
important directories.
\par
At this point, the BOS Server reads the BosConfig file, which lists the set of
bnodes for which it will be responsible. It starts up the processes associated
with the given bnodes. Once accomplished, it invokes its internal system
restart LWP thread (covered in Section 2.5.2 above).
\par
Rx initialization begins at this point, setting up the RPC infrastructure to
receive its packets on the AFSCONF NANNYPORT, UDP port 7007. The local cell
database is then read and internalized, followed by acquisition of the AFS
encryption keys.
\par
After all of these steps have been carried out, the BOS Server has gleaned all
of the necessary information from its environemnt and has also started up its
wards. The final initialization action required is to start all of its listener
LWP threads, which are devoted to executing incoming requests for the BOS
Server RPC interface.
\subsection sec2-5-4 Section 2.5.4: Command Line Switches
\par
The BOS Server recognizes exactly one command line argument: -noauth. By
default, the BOS Server attempts to use authenticated RPC connections (unless
the /usr/afs/local/NoAuth file is present; see Section 2.3.5). The appearance
of the -noauth command line flag signals that this server incarnation is to use
unauthenticated connections for even those operations that are normally
restricted to system administrators. This switch is essential during the
initial AFS system installation, where the procedures followed to bootstrap AFS
onto a new machine require the BOS Server to run before some system databases
have been created.
\page chap3 Chapter 3: BOS Server Interface
\section sec3-1 Section 3.1: Introduction
\par
This chapter documents the API for the BOS Server facility, as defined by the
bosint.xg Rxgen interface file and the bnode.h include file. Descriptions of
all the constants, structures, macros, and interface functions available to the
application programmer appear in this chapter.
\section sec3-2 Section 3.2: Constants
\par
This section covers the basic constant definitions of interest to the BOS
Server application programmer. These definitions appear in the bosint.h file,
automatically generated from the bosint.xg Rxgen interface file. Another file
is exported to the programmer, namely bnode.h.
\par
Each subsection is devoted to describing constants falling into each of the
following categories:
\li Status bits
\li Bnode activity bits
\li Bnode states
\li Pruning server binaries
\li Flag bits for struct bnode proc
\par
One constant of general utility is BOZO BSSIZE, which defines the length in
characters of BOS Server character string buffers, including the trailing null.
It is defined to be 256 characters.
\subsection sec3-2-1 Section 3.2.1: Status Bits
\par
The following bit values are used in the flags field of struct bozo status, as
defined in Section 3.3.4. They record whether or not the associated bnode
process currently has a stored core file, whether the bnode execution was
stopped because of an excessive number of errors, and whether the mode bits on
server binary directories are incorrect.
\par Name
BOZO HASCORE
\par Value
1
\par Description
Does this bnode have a stored core file?
\par Name
BOZO ERRORSTOP
\par Value
2
\par Description
Was this bnode execution shut down because of an excessive number of errors
(more than 10 in a 10 second period)?
\par Name
BOZO BADDIRACCESS
\par Value
3
\par Description
Are the mode bits on the /usr/afs directory and its descendants (etc, bin,
logs, backup, db, local, etc/KeyFile, etc/UserList) correctly set?
\subsection sec3-2-2 Section 3.2.2: Bnode Activity Bits
\par
This section describes the legal values for the bit positions within the flags
field of struct bnode, as defined in Section 3.3.8. They specify conditions
related to the basic activity of the bnode and of the entities relying on it.
\par Name
BNODE NEEDTIMEOUT
\par Value
0x01
\par Description
This bnode is utilizing the timeout mechanism for invoking actions on its
behalf.
\par Name
BNODE ACTIVE
\par Value
0x02
\par Description
The given bnode is in active service.
\par Name
BNODE WAIT
\par Value
0x04
\par Description
Someone is waiting for a status change in this bnode.
\par Name
BNODE DELETE
\par Value
0x08
\par Description
This bnode should be deleted at the earliest convenience.
\par Name
BNODE ERRORSTOP
\par Value
0x10
\par Description
This bnode decommissioned because of an excessive number of errors in its
associated unix processes.
\subsection sec3-2-3 Section 3.2.3: Bnode States
\par
The constants defined in this section are used as values within the goal and
fileGoal fields within a struct bnode. They specify either the current state of
the associated bnode, or the anticipated state. In particular, the fileGoal
field, which is the value stored on disk for the bnode, always represents the
desired state of the bnode, whether or not it properly reflects the current
state. For this reason, only BSTAT SHUTDOWN and BSTAT NORMAL may be used within
the fileGoal field. The goal field may take on any of these values, and
accurately reflects the current status of the bnode.
\par Name
BSTAT SHUTDOWN
\par Value
0
\par Description
The bnode's execution has been (should be) terminated.
\par Name
BSTAT NORMAL
\par Value
1
\par Description
The bnode is (should be) executing normally.
\par Name
BSTAT SHUTTINGDOWN
\par Value
2
\par Description
The bnode is currently being shutdown; execution has not yet ceased.
\par Name
BSTAT STARTINGUP
\par Value
3
\par Description
The bnode execution is currently being commenced; execution has not yet begun.
\subsection sec3-2-4 Section 3.2.4: Pruning Server Binaries
\par
The BOZO Prune() interface function, fully defined in Section 3.6.6.4, allows a
properly-authenticated caller to remove ("prune") old copies of server binaries
and core files managed by the BOS Server. This section identifies the legal
values for the flags argument to the above function, specifying exactly what is
to be pruned.
\par Name
BOZO PRUNEOLD
\par Value
1
\par Description
Prune all server binaries with the *.OLD extension.
\par Name
BOZO PRUNEBAK
\par Value
2
\par Description
Prune all server binaries with the *.BAK extension.
\par Name
BOZO PRUNECORE
\par Value
3
\par Description
Prune core files.
\subsection sec3-2-5 Section 3.2.5: Flag Bits for struct bnode proc
\par
This section specifies the acceptable bit values for the flags field in the
struct bnode proc structure, as defined in Section 3.3.9. Basically, they are
used to record whether or not the unix binary associated with the bnode has
ever been run, and if so whether it has ever exited.
\par Name
BPROC STARTED
\par Value
1
\par Description
Has the associated unix process ever been started up?
\par Name
BPROC EXITED
\par Value
2
\par Description
Has the associated unix process ever exited?
\section sec3-3 Section 3.3: Structures
\par
This section describes the major exported BOS Server data structures of
interest to application programmers.
\subsection sec3-3-1 Section 3.3.1: struct bozo netKTime
\par
This structure is used to communicate time values to and from the BOS Server.
In particular, the BOZO GetRestartTime() and BOZO SetRestartTime() interface
functions, described in Sections 3.6.2.5 and 3.6.2.6 respectively, use
parameters declared to be of this type.
\par
Four of the fields in this structure specify the hour, minute, second, and day
of the event in question. The first field in the layout serves as a mask,
identifying which of the above four fields are to be considered when matching
the specified time to a given reference time (most often the current time). The
bit values that may be used for the mask field are defined in the afs/ktime.h
include file. For convenience, their values are reproduced here, including some
special cases at the end of the table.
\par Name
KTIME HOUR
\par Value
0x01
\par Description
Hour should match.
\par Name
KTIME MIN
\par Value
0x02
\par Description
Minute should match.
\par Name
KTIME SEC
\par Value
0x04
\par Description
Second should match.
\par Name
KTIME DAY
\par Value
0x08
\par Description
Day should match.
\par Name
KTIME TIME
\par Value
0x07
\par Description
All times should match.
\par Name
KTIME NEVER
\par Value
0x10
\par Description
Special case: never matches.
\par Name
KTIME NOW
\par Value
0x20
\par Description
Special case: right now.
\n \b Fields
\li int mask - A field of bit values used to specify which of the following
field are to be used in computing matches.
\li short hour - The hour, ranging in value from 0 to 23.
\li short min - The minute, ranging in value from 0 to 59.
\li short sec - The second, ranging in value from 0 to 59.
\li short day - Zero specifies Sunday, other days follow in order.
\subsection sec3-3-2 Section 3.3.2: struct bozo key
\par
This structure defines the format of an AFS encryption key, as stored in the
key file located at /usr/afs/etc/KeyFile at the host on which the BOS Server
runs. It is used in the argument list of the BOZO ListKeys() and BOZO AddKeys()
interface functions, as described in Sections 3.6.4.4 and 3.6.4.5 respectively.
\n \b Fields
\li char data[8] - The array of 8 characters representing an encryption key.
\subsection sec3-3-3 Section 3.3.3: struct bozo keyInfo
\par
This structure defines the information kept regarding a given AFS encryption
key, as represented by a variable of type struct bozo key, as described in
Section 3.3.2 above. A parameter of this type is used by the BOZO ListKeys()
function (described in Section 3.6.4.4). It contains fields holding the
associated key's modification time, a checksum on the key, and an unused
longword field. Note that the mod sec time field listed below is a standard
unix time value.
\n \b Fields
\li long mod sec - The time in seconds when the associated key was last
modified.
\li long mod usec - The number of microseconds elapsed since the second
reported in the mod sec field. This field is never set by the BOS Server, and
should always contain a zero.
\li unsigned long keyCheckSum - The 32-bit cryptographic checksum of the
associated key. A block of zeros is encrypted, and the first four bytes of the
result are placed into this field.
\li long spare2 - This longword field is currently unused, and is reserved for
future use.
\subsection sec3-3-4 Section 3.3.4: struct bozo status
\par
This structure defines the layout of the information returned by the status
parameter for the interface function BOZO GetInstanceInfo(), as defined in
Section 3.6.2.3. The enclosed fields include such information as the temporary
and long-term goals for the process instance, an array of bit values recording
status information, start and exit times, and associated error codes and
signals.
\n \b Fields
\li long goal - The short-term goal for a process instance. Settings for this
field are BSTAT SHUTDOWN, BSTAT NORMAL, BSTAT SHUTTINGDOWN, and BSTAT
STARTINGUP. These values are fully defined in Section 3.2.3.
\li long fileGoal - The long-term goal for a process instance. Accepted
settings are restricted to a subset of those used by the goal field above, as
explained in Section 3.2.3.
\li long procStartTime - The last time the given process instance was started.
\li long procStarts - The number of process starts executed on the behalf of
the given bnode.
\li long lastAnyExit - The last time the process instance exited for any
reason.
\li long lastErrorExit - The last time a process exited unexpectedly.
\li long errorCode - The last exit's return code.
\li long errorSignal - The last signal terminating the process.
\li long flags - BOZO HASCORE, BOZO ERRORSTOP, and BOZO BADDIRACCESS. These
constants are fully defined in Section 3.2.1.
\li long spare[] - Eight longword spares, currently unassigned and reserved for
future use.
\subsection sec3-3-5 Section 3.3.5: struct bnode ops
\par
This struture defines the base set of operations that each BOS Server bnode
type (struct bnode type, see Section 3.3.6 below) must implement. They are
called at the appropriate times within the BOS Server code via the BOP * macros
(see Section 3.5 and the individual descriptions therein). They allow each
bnode type to define its own behavior in response to its particular needs.
\n \b Fields
\li struct bnode *(*create)() - This function is called whenever a bnode of the
given type is created. Typically, this function will create bnode structures
peculiar to its own type and initialize the new records. Each type
implementation may take a different number of parameters. Note: there is no BOP
* macro defined for this particular function; it is always called directly.
\li int (*timeout)() - This function is called whenever a timeout action must
be taken for this bnode type. It takes a single argument, namely a pointer to a
type-specific bnode structure. The BOP TIMEOUT macro is defined to simplify the
construction of a call to this function.
\li int (*getstat)() - This function is called whenever a caller is attempting
to get status information concerning a bnode of the given type. It takes two
parameters, the first being a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, and
the second being a pointer to a longword in which the desired status value will
be placed. The BOP GETSTAT macro is defined to simplify the construction of a
call to this function.
\li int (*setstat)() - This function is called whenever a caller is attempting
to set the status information concerning a bnode of the given type. It takes
two parameters, the first being a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure,
and the second being a longword from which the new status value is obtained.
The BOP SETSTAT macro is defined to simplify the construction of a call to this
function.
\li int (*delete)() - This function is called whenever a bnode of this type is
being deleted. It is expected that the proper deallocation and cleanup steps
will be performed here. It takes a single argument, a pointer to a
type-specific bnode structure. The BOP DELETE macro is defined to simplify the
construction of a call to this function.
\li int (*procexit)() - This function is called whenever the unix process
implementing the given bnode exits. It takes two parameters, the first being a
pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, and the second being a pointer to
the struct bnode proc (defined in Section 3.3.9), describing that process in
detail. The BOP PROCEXIT macro is defined to simplify the construction of a
call to this function.
\li int (*getstring)() - This function is called whenever the status string for
the given bnode must be fetched. It takes three parameters. The first is a
pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, the second is a pointer to a
character buffer, and the third is a longword specifying the size, in bytes, of
the above buffer. The BOP GETSTRING macro is defined to simplify the
construction of a call to this function.
\li int (*getparm)() - This function is called whenever a particular parameter
string for the given bnode must be fetched. It takes four parameters. The first
is a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, the second is a longword
identifying the index of the desired parameter string, the third is a pointer
to a character buffer to receive the parameter string, and the fourth and final
argument is a longword specifying the size, in bytes, of the above buffer. The
BOP GETPARM macro is defined to simplify the construction of a call to this
function.
\li int (*restartp)() - This function is called whenever the unix process
implementing the bnode of this type is being restarted. It is expected that the
stored process command line will be parsed in preparation for the coming
execution. It takes a single argument, a pointer to a type-specific bnode
structure from which the command line can be located. The BOP RESTARTP macro is
defined to simplify the construction of a call to this function.
\li int (*hascore)() - This function is called whenever it must be determined
if the attached process currently has a stored core file. It takes a single
argument, a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure from which the name of
the core file may be constructed. The BOP HASCORE macro is defined to simplify
the construction of a call to this function.
\subsection sec3-3-6 Section 3.3.6: struct bnode type
\par
This structure encapsulates the defining characteristics for a given bnode
type. Bnode types are placed on a singly-linked list within the BOS Server, and
are identified by a null-terminated character string name. They also contain
the function array defined in Section 3.3.5, that implements the behavior of
that object type. There are three predefined bnode types known to the BOS
Server. Their names are simple, fs, and cron. It is not currently possible to
dynamically define and install new BOS Server types.
\n \b Fields
\li struct bnode type *next - Pointer to the next bnode type definition
structure in the list.
\li char *name - The null-terminated string name by which this bnode type is
identified.
\li bnode ops *ops - The function array that defines the behavior of this given
bnode type.
\subsection sec3-3-7 Section 3.3.7: struct bnode token
\par
This structure is used internally by the BOS Server when parsing the command
lines with which it will start up process instances. This structure is made
externally visible should more types of bnode types be implemented.
\n \b Fields
\li struct bnode token *next - The next token structure queued to the list.
\li char *key - A pointer to the token, or parsed character string, associated
with this entry.
\subsection sec3-3-8 Section 3.3.8: struct bnode
\par
This structure defines the essence of a BOS Server process instance. It
contains such important information as the identifying string name, numbers
concerning periodic execution on its behalf, the bnode's type, data on start
and error behavior, a reference count used for garbage collection, and a set of
flag bits.
\n \b Fields
\li char *name - The null-terminated character string providing the instance
name associated with this bnode.
\li long nextTimeout - The next time this bnode should be awakened. At the
specified time, the bnode's flags field will be examined to see if BNODE
NEEDTIMEOUT is set. If so, its timeout() operation will be invoked via the BOP
TIMEOUT() macro. This field will then be reset to the current time plus the
value kept in the period field.
\li long period - This field specifies the time period between timeout calls.
It is only used by processes that need to have periodic activity performed.
\li long rsTime - The time that the BOS Server started counting restarts for
this process instance.
\li long rsCount - The count of the number of restarts since the time recorded
in the rsTime field.
\li struct bnode type *type - The type object defining this bnode's behavior.
\li struct bnode ops *ops - This field is a pointer to the function array
defining this bnode's basic behavior. Note that this is identical to the value
of type->ops.
\par
This pointer is duplicated here for convenience. All of the BOP * macros,
discussed in Section 3.5, reference the bnode's operation array through this
pointer.
\li long procStartTime - The last time this process instance was started
(executed).
\li long procStarts - The number of starts (executions) for this process
instance.
\li long lastAnyExit - The last time this process instance exited for any
reason.
\li long lastErrorExit - The last time this process instance exited
unexpectedly.
\li long errorCode - The last exit return code for this process instance.
\li long errorSignal - The last signal that terminated this process instance.
\li char *lastErrorName - The name of the last core file generated.
\li short refCount - A reference count maintained for this bnode.
\li short flags - This field contains a set of bit fields that identify
additional status information for the given bnode. The meanings of the legal
bit values, explained in Section 3.2.2, are: BOZO NEEDTIMEOUT, BOZO ACTIVE,
BOZO WAIT, BOZO DELETE, and BOZO ERRORSTOP.
\li char goal - The current goal for the process instance. It may take on any
of the values defined in Section 3.2.3, namely BSTAT SHUTDOWN, BSTAT NORMAL,
BSTAT SHUTTINGDOWN, and BSTAT STARTINGUP.
\par
This goal may be changed at will by an authorized caller. Such changes affect
the current status of the process instance. See the description of the BOZO
SetStatus() and BOZO SetTStatus() interface functions, defined in Sections
3.6.3.1 and 3.6.3.2 respectively, for more details.
\li char fileGoal - This field is similar to goal, but represents the goal
stored in the on-file BOS Server description of this process instance. As with
the goal field, see functions the description of the BOZO SetStatus() and BOZO
SetTStatus() interface functions defined in Sections 3.6.3.1 and 3.6.3.2
respectively for more details.
\subsection sec3-3-9 Section 3.3.9: struct bnode proc
\par
This structure defines all of the information known about each unix process the
BOS Server is currently managing. It contains a reference to the bnode defining
the process, along with the command line to be used to start the process, the
optional core file name, the unix pid, and such things as a flag field to keep
additional state information. The BOS Server keeps these records on a global
singly-linked list.
\n \b Fields
\li struct bnode proc *next - A pointer to the BOS Server's next process
record.
\li struct bnode *bnode - A pointer to the bnode creating and defining this
unix process.
\li char *comLine - The text of the command line used to start this process.
\li char *coreName - An optional core file component name for this process.
\li long pid - The unix pid, if successfully created.
\li long lastExit - This field keeps the last termination code for this
process.
\li long lastSignal - The last signal used to kill this process.
\li long flags - A set of bits providing additional process state. These bits
are fully defined in Section 3.2.5, and are: BPROC STARTED and BPROC EXITED.
\section sec3-4 Section 3.4: Error Codes
\par
This section covers the set of error codes exported by the BOS Server,
displaying the printable phrases with which they are associated.
\par Name
BZNOTACTIVE
\par Value
(39424L)
\par Description
process not active.
\par Name
BZNOENT
\par Value
(39425L)
\par Description
no such entity.
\par Name
BZBUSY
\par Value
(38426L)
\par Description
can't do operation now.
\par Name
BZEXISTS
\par Value
(29427L)
\par Description
entity already exists.
\par Name
BZNOCREATE
\par Value
(39428)
\par Description
failed to create entity.
\par Name
BZDOM
\par Value
(39429L)
\par Description
index out of range.
\par Name
BZACCESS
\par Value
(39430L)
\par Description
you are not authorized for this operation.
\par Name
BZSYNTAX
\par Value
(39431L)
\par Description
syntax error in create parameter.
\par Name
BZIO
\par Value
(39432L)
\par Description
I/O error.
\par Name
BZNET
\par Value
(39433L)
\par Description
network problem.
\par Name
BZBADTYPE
\par Value
(39434L)
\par Description
unrecognized bnode type.
\section sec3-5 Section 3.5: Macros
\par
The BOS Server defines a set of macros that are externally visible via the
bnode.h file. They are used to facilitate the invocation of the members of the
struct bnode ops function array, which defines the basic operations for a given
bnode type. Invocations appear throughout the BOS Server code, wherever bnode
type-specific operations are required. Note that the only member of the struct
bnode ops function array that does not have a corresponding invocation macro
defined is create(), which is always called directly.
\subsection sec3-5-1 Section 3.5.1: BOP TIMEOUT()
\code
#define BOP_TIMEOUT(bnode) \
((*(bnode)->ops->timeout)((bnode)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when a timeout action must be
taken. This macro takes a single argument, namely a pointer to a type-specific
bnode structure.
\subsection sec3-5-2 Section 3.5.2: BOP GETSTAT()
\code
#define BOP_GETSTAT(bnode, a) \
((*(bnode)->ops->getstat)((bnode),(a)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when a caller is attempting to
get status information concerning the bnode. It takes two parameters, the first
being a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, and the second being a
pointer to a longword in which the desired status value will be placed.
\subsection sec3-5-3 Section 3.5.3: BOP SETSTAT()
\code
#define BOP_SETSTAT(bnode, a) \
((*(bnode)->ops->setstat)((bnode),(a)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when a caller is attempting to
set the status information concerning the bnode. It takes two parameters, the
first being a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, and the second being
a longword from which the new status value is obtained.
\subsection sec3-5-4 Section 3.5.4: BOP DELETE()
\code
#define BOP_DELETE(bnode) \
((*(bnode)->ops->delete)((bnode)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when a bnode is deleted. This
macro takes a single argument, namely a pointer to a type-specific bnode
structure.
\subsection sec3-5-5 Section 3.5.5: BOP PROCEXIT()
\code
#define BOP_PROCEXIT(bnode, a) \
((*(bnode)->ops->procexit)((bnode),(a)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required whenever the unix process
implementing the given bnode exits. It takes two parameters, the first being a
pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, and the second being a pointer to
the struct bnode proc (defined in Section 3.3.9), describing that process in
detail.
\subsection sec3-5-6 Section 3.5.6: BOP GETSTRING()
\code
#define BOP_GETSTRING(bnode, a, b) \
((*(bnode)->ops->getstring)((bnode),(a), (b)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when the status string for the
given bnode must be fetched. It takes three parameters. The first is a pointer
to a type-specific bnode structure, the second is a pointer to a character
buffer, and the third is a longword specifying the size, in bytes, of the above
buffer.
\subsection sec3-5-7 Section 3.5.7: BOP GETPARM()
\code
#define BOP_GETPARM(bnode, n, b, l) \
((*(bnode)->ops->getparm)((bnode),(n),(b),(l)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when a particular parameter
string for the given bnode must be fetched. It takes four parameters. The first
is a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure, the second is a longword
identifying the index of the desired parameter string, the third is a pointer
to a character buffer to receive the parameter string, and the fourth and final
argument is a longword specifying the size, in bytes, of the above buffer.
\subsection sec3-5-8 Section 3.5.8: BOP RESTARTP()
\code
#define BOP_RESTARTP(bnode) \
((*(bnode)->ops->restartp)((bnode)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when the unix process
implementing the bnode of this type is restarted. It is expected that the
stored process command line will be parsed in preparation for the coming
execution. It takes a single argument, a pointer to a type-specific bnode
structure from which the command line can be located.
\subsection sec3-5-9 Section 3.5.9: BOP HASCORE()
\code
#define BOP_HASCORE(bnode) ((*(bnode)->ops->hascore)((bnode)))
\endcode
\par
Execute the bnode type-specific actions required when it must be determined
whether or not the attached process currently has a stored core file. It takes
a single argument, a pointer to a type-specific bnode structure from which the
name of the core file may be constructed.
\section sec3-6 Section 3.6: Functions
\par
This section covers the BOS Server RPC interface routines. They are generated
from the bosint.xg Rxgen file. At a high level, these functions may be seen as
belonging to seven basic classes:
\li Creating and removing process entries
\li Examining process information
\li Starting, stopping, and restarting processes
\li Security configuration
\li Cell configuration
\li Installing/uninstalling server binaries
\li Executing commands at the server
\par
The following is a summary of the interface functions and their purpose,
divided according to the above classifications:
\par Creating & Removing Process Entries
\par Function Name
BOZO CreateBnode()
\par Description
Create a process instance.
\par Function Name
BOZO DeleteBnode()
\par Description
Delete a process instance.
\par Examining Process Information
\par Function Name
BOZO GetStatus()
\par Description
Get status information for the given process instance.
\par Function Name
BOZO EnumerateInstance()
\par Description
Get instance name from the i'th bnode.
\par Function Name
BOZO GetInstanceInfo()
\par Description
Get information on the given process instance.
\par Function Name
BOZO GetInstanceParm()
\par Description
Get text of command line associated with the given process instance.
\par Function Name
BOZO GetRestartTime()
\par Description
Get one of the BOS Server restart times.
\par Function Name
BOZO SetRestartTime()
\par Description
Set one of the BOS Server restart times.
\par Function Name
BOZOGetDates()
\par Description
Get the modification times for versions of a server binary file.
\par Function Name
StartBOZO GetLog()
\par Description
Pass the IN params when fetching a BOS Server log file.
\par Function Name
EndBOZO GetLog()
\par Description
Get the OUT params when fetching a BOS Server log file.
\par Function Name
GetInstanceStrings()
\par Description
Get strings related to a given process instance.
\par Starting, Stopping & Restarting Processes
\par Function Name
BOZO SetStatus()
\par Description
Set process instance status and goal.
\par Function Name
BOZO SetTStatus()
\par Description
Start all existing process instances.
\par Function Name
BOZO StartupAll()
\par Description
Start all existing process instances.
\par Function Name
BOZO ShutdownAll()
\par Description
Shut down all process instances.
\par Function Name
BOZO RestartAll()
\par Description
Shut down, the restarted all process instances.
\par Function Name
BOZO ReBozo()
\par Description
Shut down, then restart all process instances and the BOS Server itself.
\par Function Name
BOZO Restart()
\par Description
Restart a given isntance.
\par Function Name
BOZO WaitAll()
\par Description
Wait until all process instances have reached their goals.
\par Security Configuration
\par Function Name
BOZO AddSUser()
\par Description
Add a user to the UserList.
\par Function Name
BOZO DeleteSUser()
\par Description
Delete a user from the UserList.
\par Function Name
BOZO ListSUsers()
\par Description
Get the name of the user in a given position in the UserList file.
\par Function Name
BOZO ListKeys()
\par Description
List info about the key at a given index in the key file.
\par Function Name
BOZO AddKey()
\par Description
Add a key to the key file.
\par Function Name
BOZO DeleteKey()
\par Description
Delete the entry for an AFS key.
\par Function Name
BOZO SetNoAuthFlag()
\par Description
Enable or disable authenticated call requirements.
\par Cell Configuration
\par Function Name
BOZO GetCellName()
\par Description
Get the name of the cell to which the BOS Server belongs.
\par Function Name
BOZO SetCellName()
\par Description
Set the name of the cell to which the BOS Server belongs.
\par Function Name
BOZO GetCellHost()
\par Description
Get the name of a database host given its index.
\par Function Name
BOZO AddCellHost()
\par Description
Add an entry to the list of database server hosts.
\par Function Name
BOZO DeleteCellHost()
\par Description
Delete an entry from the list of database server hosts.
\par Installing/Uninstalling Server Binaries
\par Function Name
StartBOZO Install()
\par Description
Pass the IN params when installing a server binary.
\par Function Name
EndBOZO Install()
\par Description
Get the OUT params when installing a server binary.
\par Function Name
BOZO UnInstall()
\par Description
Roll back from a server binary installation.
\par Function Name
BOZO Prune()
\par Description
Throw away old versions of server binaries and core files.
\par Executing Commands at the Server
\par Function Name
BOZO Exec()
\par Description
Execute a shell command at the server.
\par
All of the string parameters in these functions are expected to point to
character buffers that are at least BOZO BSSIZE long.
\subsection sec3-6-1 Section 3.6.1: Creating and Removing Processes
\par
The two interface routines defined in this section are used for creating and
deleting bnodes, thus determining which processe instances the BOS Server must
manage.
\subsubsection sec3-6-1-1 Section 3.6.1.1: BOZO CreateBnode - Create a
process instance
\code
int BOZO CreateBnode(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *type,
IN char *instance,
IN char *p1,
IN char *p2,
IN char *p3,
IN char *p4,
IN char *p5,
IN char *p6)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows the caller to create a bnode (process instance)
on the server machine executing the routine.
\par
The instance's type is declared to be the string referenced in the type
argument. There are three supported instance type names, namely simple, fs, and
cron (see Section 2.1 for a detailed examination of the types of bnodes
available).
\par
The bnode's name is specified via the instance parameter. Any name may be
chosen for a BOS Server instance. However, it is advisable to choose a name
related to the name of the actual binary being instantiated. There are eight
well-known names already in common use, corresponding to the ASF system agents.
They are as follows:
\li kaserver for the Authentication Server.
\li runntp for the Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd).
\li ptserver for the Protection Server.
\li upclient for the client portion of the UpdateServer, which brings over
binary files from /usr/afs/bin directory and configuration files from
/usr/afs/etc directory on the system control machine.
\li upclientbin for the client portion of the UpdateServer, which uses the
/usr/afs/bin directory on the binary distribution machine for this platform's
CPU/operating system type.
\li upclientetc for the client portion of the UpdateServer, which
references the /usr/afs/etc directory on the system control machine.
\li upserver for the server portion of the UpdateServer.
\li vlserver for the Volume Location Server.
\par
Up to six command-line strings may be communicated in this routine, residing in
arguments p1 through p6. Different types of bnodes allow for different numbers
of actual server processes to be started, and the command lines required for
such instantiation are passed in this manner.
\par
The given bnode's setstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP SETSTAT() macro.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to create new instances. If successfully created, the new BOS
Server instance will be appended to the BosConfig file kept on the machine's
local disk. The UserList and BosConfig files are examined in detail in Sections
2.3.1 and 2.3.4 respectively.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZEXISTS The given instance already exists.
\n BZBADTYPE Illegal value provided in the type parameter.
\n BZNOCREATE Failed to create desired entry.
\subsubsection sec3-6-1-2 Section 3.6.1.2: BOZO DeleteBnode - Delete a
process instance
\code
int BOZO DeleteBnode(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *instance)
\endcode
\par Description
This routine deletes the BOS Server bnode whose name is specified by the
instance parameter. If an instance with that name does not exist, this
operation fails. Similarly, if the process or processes associated with the
given bnode have not been shut down (see the descriptions for the BOZO
ShutdownAll() and BOZO ShutdownAll() interface functions), the operation also
fails.
\par
The given bnode's setstat() and delete() routines from its individual ops array
will be called in the course of this execution via the BOP SETSTAT() and BOP
DELETE() macros.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to delete existing instances. If successfully deleted, the old
BOS Server instance will be removed from the BosConfig file kept on the
machine's local disk.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZNOENT The given instance name not registered with the BOS Server.
\n BZBUSY The process(es) associated with the given instance are still active
(i.e., a shutdown has not yet been performed or has not yet completed).
\subsection sec3-6-2 Section 3.6.2: Examining Process Information
\par
This section describes the ten interface functions that collectively allow
callers to obtain and modify the information stored by the BOS Server to
describe the set of process that it manages. Among the operations supported by
the functions examined here are getting and setting status information,
obtaining the instance parameters, times, and dates, and getting the text of
log files on the server machine
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-1 Section 3.6.2.1: BOZO GetStatus - Get status
information for the given process instance
\code
int BOZO GetStatus(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *instance,
OUT long *intStat,
OUT char **statdescr)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function looks up the bnode for the given process instance and
places its numerical status indicator into intStat and its status string (if
any) into a buffer referenced by statdescr.
\par
The set of values that may be returned in the intStat argument are defined
fully in Section 3.2.3. Briefly, they are BSTAT STARTINGUP, BSTAT NORMAL, BSTAT
SHUTTINGDOWN, and BSTAT SHUTDOWN.
\par
A buffer holding BOZO BSSIZE (256) characters is allocated, and statdescr is
set to point to it. Not all bnodes types implement status strings, which are
used to provide additional status information for the class. An example of one
bnode type that does define these strings is fs, which exports the following
status strings:
\li "file server running"
\li "file server up; volser down"
\li "salvaging file system"
\li "starting file server"
\li "file server shutting down"
\li "salvager shutting down"
\li "file server shut down"
\par
The given bnode's getstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP GETSTAT() macro.
\par Error Codes
BZNOENT The given process instance is not registered with the BOS Server.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-2 Section 3.6.2.2: BOZO EnumerateInstance - Get
instance name from i'th bnode
\code
int BOZO EnumerateInstance(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long instance,
OUT char **iname);
\endcode
\par Description
This routine will find the bnode describing process instance number instance
and return that instance's name in the buffer to which the iname parameter
points. This function is meant to be used to enumerate all process instances at
a BOS Server. The first legal instance number value is zero, which will return
the instance name from the first registered bnode. Successive values for
instance will return information from successive bnodes. When all bnodes have
been thus enumerated, the BOZO EnumerateInstance() function will return BZDOM,
indicating that the list of bnodes has been exhausted.
\par Error Codes
BZDOM The instance number indicated in the instance parameter does not exist.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-3 Section 3.6.2.3: BOZO GetInstanceInfo - Get
information on the given process instance
\code
int BOZO GetInstanceInfo(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *instance,
OUT char **type,
OUT struct bozo status *status)
\endcode
\par Description
Given the string name of a BOS Server instance, this interface function returns
the type of the instance and its associated status descriptor. The set of
values that may be placed into the type parameter are simple, fs, and cron (see
Section 2.1 for a detailed examination of the types of bnodes available). The
status structure filled in by the call includes such information as the goal
and file goals, the process start time, the number of times the process has
started, exit information, and whether or not the process has a core file.
\par Error Codes
BZNOENT The given process instance is not registered with the BOS Server.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-4 Section 3.6.2.4: BOZO GetInstanceParm - Get
text of command line associated with the given process instance
\code
int BOZO GetInstanceParm(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *instance,
IN long num,
OUT char **parm)
\endcode
\par Description
Given the string name of a BOS Server process instance and an index identifying
the associated command line of interest, this routine returns the text of the
desired command line. The first associated command line text for the instance
may be acquired by setting the index parameter, num, to zero. If an index is
specified for which there is no matching command line stored in the bnode, then
the function returns BZDOM.
\par Error Codes
BZNOENT The given process instance is not registered with the BOS Server.
\n BZDOM There is no command line text associated with index num for this
bnode.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-5 Section 3.6.2.5: BOZO GetRestartTime - Get
one of the BOS Server restart times
\code
int BOZO GetRestartTime(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long type,
OUT struct bozo netKTime *restartTime)
\endcode
\par Description
The BOS Server maintains two different restart times, for itself and all server
processes it manages, as described in Section 2.4. Given which one of the two
types of restart time is desired, this routine fetches the information from the
BOS Server. The type argument is used to specify the exact restart time to
fetch. If type is set to one (1), then the general restart time for all agents
on the machine is fetched. If type is set to two (2), then the new-binary
restart time is returned. A value other than these two for the type parameter
results in a return value of BZDOM.
\par Error Codes
BZDOM All illegal value was passed in via the type parameter.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-6 Section 3.6.2.6: BOZO SetRestartTime - Set
one of the BOS Server restart times
\code
int BOZO SetRestartTime(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long type,
IN struct bozo netKTime *restartTime)
\endcode
\par Description
This function is the inverse of the BOZO GetRestartTime() interface routine
described in Section 3.6.2.5 above. Given the type of restart time and its new
value, this routine will set the desired restart time at the BOS Server
receiving this call. The values for the type parameter are identical to those
used by BOZO GetRestartTime(), namely one (1) for the general restart time and
two (2) for the new-binary restart time.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to set its restart times.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZDOM All illegal value was passed in via the type parameter.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-7 Section 3.6.2.7: BOZO GetDates - Get the
modification times for versions of a server binary file
\code
int BOZO GetDates(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *path,
OUT long *newtime,
OUT long *baktime,
OUT long *oldtime)
\endcode
\par Description
Given a fully-qualified pathname identifying the particular server binary to
examine in the path argument, this interface routine returns the modification
time of that file, along with the modification times for the intermediate
(.BAK) and old (.OLD) versions. The above-mentioned times are deposited into
the newtime, baktime and oldtime arguments. Any one or all of the reported
times may be set to zero, indicating that the associated file does not exist.
\par Error Codes
---None.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-8 Section 3.6.2.8: StartBOZO GetLog - Pass the
IN params when fetching a BOS Server log file
\code
int BOZO StartGetLog(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *name)
\endcode
\par Description
The BOZO GetLog() function defined in the BOS Server Rxgen interface file is
used to acquire the contents of the given log file from the machine processing
the call. It is defined to be a streamed function, namely one that can return
an arbitrary amount of data. For full details on the definition and use of
streamed functions, please refer to the Streamed Function Calls section in [4].
\par
This function is created by Rxgen in response to the BOZO GetLog() interface
definition in the bosint.xg file. The StartBOZO GetLog() routine handles
passing the IN parameters of the streamed call to the BOS Server. Specifically,
the name parameter is used to convey the string name of the desired log file.
For the purposes of opening the specified files at the machine being contacted,
the current working directory for the BOS Server is considered to be
/usr/afs/logs. If the caller is included in the locally-maintained UserList
file, any pathname may be specified in the name parameter, and the contents of
the given file will be fetched. All other callers must provide a string that
does not include the slash character, as it might be used to construct an
unauthorized request for a file outside the /usr/afs/logs directory.
\par Error Codes
RXGEN CC MARSHAL The transmission of the GetLog() IN parameters failed. This
and all rxgen constant definitions are available from the rxgen consts.h
include file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-9 Section 3.6.2.9: EndBOZO GetLog - Get the OUT
params when fetching a BOS Server log file
\code
int BOZO EndGetLog(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This function is created by Rxgen in response to the BOZO GetLog() interface
definition in the bosint.xg file. The EndBOZO GetLog() routine handles the
recovery of the OUT parameters for this interface call (of which there are
none). The utility of such functions is often the value they return. In this
case, however, EndBOZO GetLog() always returns success. Thus, it is not even
necessary to invoke this particular function, as it is basically a no-op.
\par Error Codes
---Always returns successfully.
\subsubsection sec3-6-2-10 Section 3.6.2.10: BOZO GetInstanceStrings -
Get strings related to a given process instance
\code
int BOZO GetInstanceStrings(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *instance,
OUT char **errorName,
OUT char **spare1,
OUT char **spare2,
OUT char **spare3)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function takes the string name of a BOS Server instance and
returns a set of strings associated with it. At the current time, there is only
one string of interest returned by this routine. Specifically, the errorName
parameter is set to the error string associated with the bnode, if any. The
other arguments, spare1 through spare3, are set to the null string. Note that
memory is allocated for all of the OUT parameters, so the caller should be
careful to free them once it is done.
\par Error Codes
BZNOENT The given process instance is not registered with the BOS Server.
\subsection sec3-6-3 Section 3.6.3: Starting, Stopping, and Restarting
Processes
\par
The eight interface functions described in this section allow BOS Server
clients to manipulate the execution of the process instances the BOS Server
controls.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-1 Section 3.6.3.1: BOZO SetStatus - Set process
instance status and goal
\code
int BOZO SetStatus(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *instance,
IN long status)
\endcode
\par Description
This routine sets the actual status field, as well as the "file goal", of the
given instance to the value supplied in the status parameter. Legal values for
status are taken from the set described in Section 3.2.3, specifically BSTAT
NORMAL and BSTAT SHUTDOWN. For more information about these constants (and
about goals/file goals), please refer to Section 3.2.3.
\par
The given bnode's setstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP SETSTAT() macro.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to perform this operation. If successfully modified, the BOS
Server bnode defining the given instance will be written out to the BosConfig
file kept on the machine's local disk.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZNOENT The given instance name not registered with the BOS Server.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-2 Section 3.6.3.2: BOZO SetTStatus -
Temporarily set process instance status and goal
\code
int BOZO SetTStatus(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *instance,
IN long status)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine is much like the BOZO SetStatus(), defined in Section
3.6.3.1 above, except that its effect is to set the instance status on a
temporary basis. Specifically, the status field is set to the given status
value, but the "file goal" field is not changed. Thus, the instance's stated
goal has not changed, just its current status.
\par
The given bnode's setstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP SETSTAT() macro.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to perform this operation. If successfully modified, the BOS
Server bnode defining the given instance will be written out to the BosConfig
file kept on the machine's local disk.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZNOENT The given instance name not registered with the BOS Server.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-3 Section 3.6.3.3: BOZO StartupAll - Start all
existing process instances
\code
int BOZO StartupAll(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function examines all bnodes and attempts to restart all of
those that have not been explicitly been marked with the BSTAT SHUTDOWN file
goal. Specifically, BOP SETSTAT() is invoked, causing the setstat() routine
from each bnode's ops array to be called. The bnode's flags field is left with
the BNODE ERRORSTOP bit turned off after this call.
\par
The given bnode's setstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP SETSTAT() macro.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to start up bnode process instances.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-4 Section 3.6.3.4: BOZO ShutdownAll - Shut down
all process instances
\code
int BOZO ShutdownAll(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function iterates through all bnodes and attempts to shut them
all down. Specifically, the BOP SETSTAT() is invoked, causing the setstat()
routine from each bnode's ops array to be called, setting that bnode's goal
field to BSTAT SHUTDOWN.
\par
The given bnode's setstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP SETSTAT() macro.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to perform this operation.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-5 Section 3.6.3.5: BOZO RestartAll - Shut down,
then restart all process instances
\code
int BOZO RestartAll(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function shuts down every BOS Server process instance, waits
until the shutdown is complete (i.e., all instances are registered as being in
state BSTAT SHUTDOWN), and then starts them all up again. While all the
processes known to the BOS Server are thus restarted, the invocation of the BOS
Server itself does not share this fate. For simulation of a truly complete
machine restart, as is necessary when an far-reaching change to a database file
has been made, use the BOZO ReBozo() interface routine defined in Section
3.6.3.6 below.
\par
The given bnode's getstat() and setstat() routines from its individual ops
array will be called in the course of this execution via the BOP GETSTAT() and
BOP SETSTAT() macros.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to restart bnode process instances.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-6 Section 3.6.3.6: BOZO ReBozo - Shut down,
then restart all process instances and the BOS Server itself
\code
int BOZO ReBozo(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine is identical to the BOZO RestartAll() call, defined in
Section 3.6.3.5 above, except for the fact that the BOS Server itself is
restarted in addition to all the known bnodes. All of the BOS Server's open
file descriptors are closed, and the standard BOS Server binary image is
started via execve().
\par
The given bnode's getstat() and setstat() routines from its individual ops
array will be called in the course of this execution via the BOP GETSTAT() and
BOP SETSTAT() macros.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to restart bnode process instances.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-7 Section 3.6.3.7: BOZO Restart - Restart a
given process instance
\code
int BOZO Restart(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *instance)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function is used to shut down and then restart the process
instance identified by the instance string passed as an argument.
\par
The given bnode's getstat() and setstat() routines from its individual ops
array will be called in the course of this execution via the BOP GETSTAT() and
BOP SETSTAT() macros.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to restart bnode process instances.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZNOENT The given instance name not registered with the BOS Server.
\subsubsection sec3-6-3-8 Section 3.6.3.8: BOZO WaitAll - Wait until
all process instances have reached their goals
\code
int BOZO WaitAll(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function is used to synchronize with the status of the bnodes
managed by the BOS Server. Specifically, the BOZO WaitAll() call returns when
each bnode's current status matches the value in its short-term goal field. For
each bnode it manages, the BOS Server thread handling this call invokes the BOP
GETSTAT() macro, waiting until the bnode's status and goals line up.
\par
Typically, the BOZO WaitAll() routine is used to allow a program to wait until
all bnodes have terminated their execution (i.e., all goal fields have been set
to BSTAT SHUTDOWN and all corresponding processes have been killed). Note,
however, that this routine may also be used to wait until all bnodes start up.
The true utility of this application of BOZO WaitAll() is more questionable,
since it will return when all bnodes have simply commenced execution, which
does not imply that they have completed their initialization phases and are
thus rendering their normal services.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to wait on bnodes through this interface function.
\par
The given bnode's getstat() routine from its individual ops array will be
called in the course of this execution via the BOP GETSTAT() macro.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsection sec3-6-4 Section 3.6.4: Security Configuration
\par
This section describes the seven BOS Server interface functions that allow a
properly-authorized person to examine and modify certain data relating to
system security. Specifically, it allows for manipulation of the list of
adminstratively 'privileged' individuals, the set of Kerberos keys used for
file service, and whether authenticated connections should be required by the
BOS Server and all other AFS server agents running on the machine.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-1 Section 3.6.4.1: BOZO AddSUser - Add a user
to the UserList
\code
int BOZO AddSUser(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *name);
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function is used to add the given user name to the UserList file
of priviledged BOS Server principals. Only individuals already appearing in the
UserList are permitted to add new entries. If the given user name already
appears in the file, the function fails. Otherwise, the file is opened in
append mode and the name is written at the end with a trailing newline.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n EEXIST The individual specified by name is already on the UserList.
\n EIO If the UserList file could not be opened or closed.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-2 Section 3.6.4.2: BOZO DeleteSUser - Delete a
user from the UserList
\code
int BOZO DeleteSUser(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function is used to delete the given user name from the UserList
file of priviledged BOS Server principals. Only individuals already appearing
in the UserList are permitted to delete existing entries. The file is opened in
read mode, and a new file named UserList.NXX is created in the same directory
and opened in write mode. The original UserList is scanned, with each entry
copied to the new file if it doesn't match the given name. After the scan is
done, all files are closed, and the UserList.NXX file is renamed to UserList,
overwriting the original.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n -1 The UserList file could not be opened.
\n EIO The UserList.NXX file could not be opened, or an error occured in the
file close operations.
\n ENOENT The given name was not found in the original UserList file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-3 Section 3.6.4.3: BOZO ListSUsers - Get the
name of the user in the given position in the UserList file
\code
int BOZO ListSUsers(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long an,
OUT char **name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function is used to request the name of priviledged user in the
an'th slot in the BOS Server's UserList file. The string placed into the name
parameter may be up to 256 characters long, including the trailing null.
\par Error Codes
The UserList file could not be opened, or an invalid value was specified for
an.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-4 Section 3.6.4.4: BOZO ListKeys - List info
about the key at a given index in the key file
\code
int BOZO ListKeys(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long an,
OUT long *kvno,
OUT struct bozo key *key,
OUT struct bozo keyInfo *keyinfo)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows its callers to specify the index of the desired
AFS encryption key, and to fetch information regarding that key. If the caller
is properly authorized, the version number of the specified key is placed into
the kvno parameter. Similarly, a description of the given key is placed into
the keyinfo parameter. When the BOS Server is running in noauth mode, the key
itself will be copied into the key argument, otherwise the key structure will
be zeroed. The data placed into the keyinfo argument, declared as a struct bozo
keyInfo as defined in Section 3.3.3, is obtained as follows. The mod sec field
is taken from the value of st mtime after stat()ing /usr/afs/etc/KeyFile, and
the mod usec field is zeroed. The keyCheckSum is computed by an Authentication
Server routine, which calculates a 32-bit cryptographic checksum of the key,
encrypting a block of zeros and then using the first 4 bytes as the checksum.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to obtain information regarding the list of AFS keys held by the
given BOS Server.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n BZDOM An invalid index was found in the an parameter.
\n KABADKEY Defined in the exported kautils.h header file corresponding to the
Authentication Server, this return value indicates a problem with generating
the checksum field of the keyinfo parameter.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-5 Section 3.6.4.5: BOZO AddKey - Add a key to
the key file
\code
int BOZO AddKey(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long an,
IN struct bozo key *key)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows a properly-authorized caller to set the value of
key version number an to the given AFS key. If a slot is found in the key file
/usr/afs/etc/KeyFile marked as key version number an, its value is overwritten
with the key provided. If an entry for the desired key version number does not
exist, the key file is grown, and the new entry filled with the specified
information.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to add new entries into the list of AFS keys held by the BOS
Server.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n AFSCONF FULL The system key file already contains the maximum number of keys
(AFSCONF MAXKEYS, or 8). These two constant defintions are available from the
cellconfig.h and keys.h AFS include files respectively.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-6 Section 3.6.4.6: BOZO DeleteKey - Delete the
entry for an AFS key
\code
int BOZO DeleteKey(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long an)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows a properly-authorized caller to delete key
version number an from the key file, /usr/afs/etc/KeyFile. The existing keys
are scanned, and if one with key version number an is found, it is removed. Any
keys occurring after the deleted one are shifted to remove the file entry
entirely.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to delete entries from the list of AFS keys held by the BOS
Server.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n AFSCONF NOTFOUND An entry for key version number an was not found. This
constant defintion is available from the cellconfig.h AFS include file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-4-7 Section 3.6.4.7: BOZO SetNoAuthFlag - Enable
or disable requirement for authenticated calls
\code
int BOZO SetNoAuthFlag(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long flag)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine controls the level of authentication imposed on the BOS
Server and all other AFS server agents on the machine by manipulating the
NoAuth file in the /usr/afs/local directory on the server. If the flag
parameter is set to zero (0), the NoAuth file will be removed, instructing the
BOS Server and AFS agents to authenenticate the RPCs they receive. Otherwise,
the file is created as an indication to honor all RPC calls to the BOS Server
and AFS agents, regardless of the credentials carried by callers.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsection sec3-6-5 Section 3.6.5: Cell Configuration
\par
The five interface functions covered in this section all have to do with
manipulating the configuration information of the machine on which the BOS
Server runs. In particular, one may get and set the cell name for that server
machine, enumerate the list of server machines running database servers for the
cell, and add and delete machines from this list.
\subsubsection sec3-6-5-1 Section 3.6.5.1: BOZO GetCellName - Get the
name of the cell to which the BOS Server belongs
\code
int BOZO GetCellName(IN struct rx connection *z conn, OUT char **name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine returns the name of the cell to which the given BOS
Server belongs. The BOS Server consults a file on its local disk,
/usr/afs/etc/ThisCell to obtain this information. If this file does not exist,
then the BOS Server will return a null string.
\par Error Codes
AFSCONF UNKNOWN The BOS Server could not access the cell name file. This
constant defintion is available from the cellconfig.h AFS include file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-5-2 Section 3.6.5.2: BOZO SetCellName - Set the
name of the cell to which the BOS Server belongs
\code
int BOZO SetCellName(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows the caller to set the name of the cell to which
the given BOS Server belongs. The BOS Server writes this information to a file
on its local disk, /usr/afs/etc/ThisCell. The current contents of this file are
first obtained, along with other information about the current cell. If this
operation fails, then BOZO SetCellName() also fails. The string name provided
as an argument is then stored in ThisCell.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to set the name of the cell to which the machine executing the
given BOS Server belongs.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n AFSCONF NOTFOUND Information about the current cell could not be obtained.
This constant definition, along with AFSCONF FAILURE appearing below, is
availabel from the cellconfig.h AFS include file.
\n AFSCONF FAILURE New cell name could not be written to file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-5-3 Section 3.6.5.3: BOZO GetCellHost - Get the
name of a database host given its index
\code
int BOZO GetCellHost(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN long awhich,
OUT char **name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine allows the caller to get the name of the host appearing
in position awhich in the list of hosts acting as database servers for the BOS
Server's cell. The first valid position in the list is index zero. The host's
name is deposited in the character buffer pointed to by name. If the value of
the index provided in awhich is out of range, the function fails and a null
string is placed in name.
\par Error Codes
BZDOM The host index in awhich is out of range.
\n AFSCONF NOTFOUND Information about the current cell could not be obtained.
This constant defintion may be found in the cellconfig.h AFS include file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-5-4 Section 3.6.5.4: BOZO AddCellHost - Add an
entry to the list of database server hosts
\code
int BOZO AddCellHost(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows properly-authorized callers to add a name to the
list of hosts running AFS database server processes for the BOS Server's home
cell. If the given name does not already appear in the database server list, a
new entry will be created. Regardless, the mapping from the given name to its
IP address will be recomputed, and the cell database file,
/usr/afs/etc/CellServDB will be updated.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to add an entry to the list of host names providing database
services for the BOS Server's home cell.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n AFSCONF NOTFOUND Information about the current cell could not be obtained.
This constant defintion may be found in the cellconfig.h AFS include file.
\subsubsection sec3-6-5-5 Section 3.6.5.5: BOZO DeleteCellHost - Delete
an entry from the list of database server hosts
\code
int BOZO DeleteCellHost(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *name)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine allows properly-authorized callers to remove a given
name from the list of hosts running AFS database server processes for the BOS
Server's home cell. If the given name does not appear in the database server
list, this function will fail. Otherwise, the matching entry will be removed,
and the cell database file, /usr/afs/etc/CellServDB will be updated.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to delete an entry from the list of host names providing database
services for the BOS Server's home cell.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n AFSCONF NOTFOUND Information about the current cell could not be obtained.
This constant defintion may be found in the cellconfig.h AFS include file.
\subsection sec3-6-6 Section 3.6.6: Installing/Uninstalling Server
Binaries
\par
There are four BOS Server interface routines that allow administrators to
install new server binaries and to roll back to older, perhaps more reliable,
executables. They also allow for stored images of the old binaries (as well as
core files) to be 'pruned', or selectively deleted.
3.6.6.1 StartBOZO Install - Pass the IN params when installing a server binary
\code
int StartBOZO Install(IN struct rx connection *z conn,
IN char *path,
IN long size,
IN long flags,
IN long date)
\endcode
\par Description
The BOZO Install() function defined in the BOS Server Rxgen interface file is
used to deliver the executable image of an AFS server process to the given
server machine and then installing it in the appropriate directory there. It is
defined to be a streamed function, namely one that can deliver an arbitrary
amount of data. For full details on the definition and use of streamed
functions, please refer to the Streamed Function Calls section in [4].
\par
This function is created by Rxgen in response to the BOZO Install() interface
definition in the bosint.xg file. The StartBOZO Install() routine handles
passing the IN parameters of the streamed call to the BOS Server. Specifically,
the apath argument specifies the name of the server binary to be installed
(including the full pathname prefix, if necessary). Also, the length of the
binary is communicated via the size argument, and the modification time the
caller wants the given file to carry is placed in date. The flags argument is
currently ignored by the BOS Server.
\par
After the above parameters are delivered with StartBOZO Install(), the BOS
Server creates a file with the name given in the path parameter followed by a
.NEW postfix. The size bytes comprising the text of the executable in question
are then read over the RPC channel and stuffed into this new file. When the
transfer is complete, the file is closed. The existing versions of the server
binary are then 'demoted'; the *.BAK version (if it exists) is renamed to
*.OLD. overwriting the existing *.OLD version if and only if an *.OLD version
does not exist, or if a *.OLD exists and the .BAK file is at least seven days
old. The main binary is then renamed to *.BAK. Finally, the *.NEW file is
renamed to be the new standard binary image to run, and its modification time
is set to date.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to install server software onto the machine on which the BOS
Server runs.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\n 100 An error was encountered when writing the binary image to the local disk
file. The truncated file was closed and deleted on the BOS Server.
\n 101 More than size bytes were delivered to the BOS Server in the RPC
transfer of the executable image.
\n 102 Fewer than size bytes were delivered to the BOS Server in the RPC
transfer of the executable image.
\subsubsection sec3-6-6-2 Section 3.6.6.2: EndBOZO Install - Get the
OUT params when installing a server binary
\code
int EndBOZO Install(IN struct rx connection *z conn)
\endcode
\par Description
This function is created by Rxgen in response to the BOZO Install() interface
definition in the bosint.xg file. The EndBOZO Install() routine handles the
recovery of the OUT parameters for this interface call, of which there are
none. The utility of such functions is often the value they return. In this
case, however, EndBOZO Install() always returns success. Thus, it is not even
necessary to invoke this particular function, as it is basically a no-op.
\par Error Codes
---Always returns successfully.
\subsubsection sec3-6-6-3 Section 3.6.6.3: BOZO UnInstall - Roll back
from a server binary installation
\code
int BOZO UnInstall(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *path)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface function allows a properly-authorized caller to "roll back" from
the installation of a server binary. If the *.BAK version of the server named
path exists, it will be renamed to be the main executable file. In this case,
the *.OLD version, if it exists, will be renamed to *.BAK.If a *.BAK version of
the binary in question is not found, the *.OLD version is renamed as the new
standard binary file. If neither a *.BAK or a *.OLD version of the executable
can be found, the function fails, returning the low-level unix error generated
at the server.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to roll back server software on the machine on which the BOS
Server runs.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsubsection sec3-6-6-4 Section 3.6.6.4: BOZO Prune - Throw away old
versions of server binaries and core files
\code
int BOZO Prune(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN long flags)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine allows a properly-authorized caller to prune the saved
versions of server binaries resident on the machine on which the BOS Server
runs. The /usr/afs/bin directory on the server machine is scanned in directory
order. If the BOZO PRUNEOLD bit is set in the flags argument, every file with
the *.OLD extension is deleted. If the BOZO PRUNEBAK bit is set in the flags
argument, every file with the *.BAK extension is deleted. Next, the
/usr/afs/logs directory is scanned in directory order. If the BOZO PRUNECORE
bit is set in the flags argument, every file with a name beginning with the
prefix core is deleted.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to prune server software binary versions and core files on the
machine on which the BOS Server runs.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
\subsection sec3-6-7 Section 3.6.7: Executing Commands at the Server
\par
There is a single interface function defined by the BOS Server that allows
execution of arbitrary programs or scripts on any server machine on which a BOS
Server process is active.
3.6.7.1 BOZO Exec - Execute a shell command at the server
\code
int BOZO Exec(IN struct rx connection *z conn, IN char *cmd)
\endcode
\par Description
This interface routine allows a properly-authorized caller to execute any
desired shell command on the server on which the given BOS Server runs. There
is currently no provision made to pipe the output of the given command's
execution back to the caller through the RPC channel.
\par
The BOS Server will only allow individuals listed in its locally-maintained
UserList file to execute arbitrary shell commands on the server machine on
which the BOS Server runs via this call.
\par Error Codes
BZACCESS The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.
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