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PERSONALITY(8) System Manager's Manual PERSONALITY(8) NAME personality -- system configuration management utility SYNOPSIS personality [options ...] DESCRIPTION This script provides functionality for manipulating collections of con- figuration files which can be organised so as to alter the personality of a system. Initially, the base personality is established. This personality con- tains the reference copies of configuration files, and is used when creating new personalities. The files which are currently considered part of the system's personality are those contained in the base per- sonality. A new personality is established by making a copy of the base personal- ity under a new name. Each personality maintains a separate copy of all configuration files under /etc/personality. To install a new personality, the files currently in place are saved back to the current personality as indicated in /etc/personality/current, and the files for the new personality copied into place. The select and menu commands which perform these installations are im- plemented in such a fashion as to only require the tools available on the root filesystem, so that they may be invoked at the earliest stage during system startup. If the current personality has become damaged, it can be restored from the saved copy. Files can be added to and removed from the personality set. When a new file is added, it is copied from the current system into all personali- ties and added to the list file. When a file is removed the current version is kept in place, but all copies are removed from saved person- alities and the file is removed from the list. FILES /etc/personality configuration base /etc/personality/_base system files under management of personality /etc/personality/current backup location of current files before new personality is copied into place SEE ALSO rc(8) BUGS Currently none. HISTORY The personality script has been written 1997 by Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>. The personality manual page has been written by Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.org>. FreeBSD ports 15.0 March 25, 2001 PERSONALITY(8)
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