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mx Commands
The mx utility provides a command-line interface for administering a
cluster and monitoring its operation.
Using the mx utility
The matrixrc file
The mx utility can be used both interactively and in scripts. Because
cluster administration requires a password, HP Clustered File System
uses an external configuration file named matrixrc to provide
authentication. This file is required for mx operation and contains
password information.
If you want to use the mx utility, create a matrixrc file that specifies your
user names and passwords for each server that you want to access. The
default location for the file is $HOME/.matrixrc. For security reasons, the
file must not allow any permissions for group or other.
The entries in the matrixrc file have this format:
machine user password default
•The first field, machine, is either the name or the IP address of the
server.
• The second field, user, is the name of a user on that server, either admin
for the administrator or another name for a read-only user.
• The third field is the password.
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