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diskconfig(8X) diskconfig(8X) NAME diskconfig - Manages the configuration of disk devices on the system SYNOPSIS /usr/sbin/diskconfig OPTIONS None. DESCRIPTION The Disk Configuration Manager application, diskconfig, is used by the system administrator or UNIX(R) system manager to manage the configura- tion of disk devices on the system. Use Disk Configuration Manager to: Modify disk configuration parameters Display attribute information for existing disks Create file system partitions on a disk Add disk alias names You must have root privileges to run this application. To start diskconfig from the graphical user interface do the following: Click on the Application Manager icon on the CDE front panel. Double click on the System_Admin application group icon. Double click on the Configuration application group icon. Double click on the Disk Config- uration application icon. To start diskconfig from the xterm, enter the following command from the xterm: /usr/sbin/diskconfig Note When running diskconfig from the command line, set the DISPLAY environ- ment variable to specify the display screen on which diskconfig dis- plays this application. You can also use the -display option to set your display in the absence of using the DISPLAY environment variable. For additional information concerning the various components of the ap- plication, refer to online help. You can view the Disk Configuration online help volume without running the application. To open the Disk Configuration help volume from the command line, enter the following at the command line: /usr/dt/bin/dthelpview -helpVolume \ /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/DiskCon- fig.sdl You can also view online help for this application by choosing Help from the menu bar in the GUI version. The Help pulldown menu is dis- played, providing the following options: Displays the Overview section of the help volume, which describes the purpose of the application, how to run the application, and how to exit the application. Displays the Tasks section of the help volume, which describes how to use the appli- cation to perform various tasks. Displays the Reference section of the help volume, which describes all dialog boxes and dialog box components in the application. Activates the On Item help functionality by dis- playing a question mark as the cursor. When the cursor is positioned on any component in the application and you click on the component, a Help Viewer window is opened and the help for the selected component is displayed in the window. Displays the standard CDE instructions on how to use the Help Viewer. Displays version, copyright, and trademark in- formation for the application. EXAMPLES To add an alias name to a disk, perform the following steps: In the Disk Configuration main window, select a disk from the Available De- vices list box. Click on Define Configuration to open the Configure Partitions dialog box. Enter the assigned alias name in the Alias Name input text field. Click on Commit to accept the change. A confirma- tion dialog box is displayed. Do one of the following: Click on OK to continue the action. The confirmation box is closed and the alias name is assigned to the selected device. The Configure Partitions dialog box remains displayed. Click on Cancel to stop the action. FILES Appends newfs output to this file when creating 4.2 BSD file systems SEE ALSO Commands: newfs(8), mkfdmn(8), mkfset(8), disklabel(8) diskconfig(8X)