# -*-cperl-*-
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# RCS-Id: "@(#)$Id: afsperlutils.pod 529 2004-01-06 18:38:11Z nog $"
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# Copyright © 2001-2004 Norbert E. Gruener <nog@MPA-Garching.MPG.de>
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# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the same terms as Perl itself.
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=head1 NAME

B<AFS::Utils> - Shared utility functions for the B<AFS module bundle>

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use AFS::Utils qw (
                    XSVERSION get_server_version get_syslib_version
                    setpag sysname unlog
                    );

  my $ok = setpag();
  print "Return Code = $ok\n";

  print 'XS-Version = ', XSVERSION, "\n";
  print 'Syslib Version = ', get_syslib_version, "\n";
  print 'Server Version = ', get_server_version('pts', 'ibm-1'), "\n";

  my $sysname = sysname;

  unlog;

B<NOTE: The following lines are 'version 1' style: all names are
exported by default. This style is deprecated !!!>

  use AFS;              # import all AFS names
  use AFS @AFS::MISC;   # import just the misc names

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module provides several utility functions for the B<AFS module
bundle>.  You can retrieve the version number for the underlying AFS
system libraries, for the XS module, and for the AFS server processes.
And it contains several commands that do not belong to any AFS command
suites like creating a new PAG or retrieving and setting the
CPU/operating system type. Any function required must by explicitly
listed by the C<use> statement to be exported into the calling package.

=head1 COMPATIBILITY

In version 2 all functions are exported only on request.  The old
behavior from version 1 (export by default) is still available for
compatibility, but is deprecated.

=head1 EXPORTS

=head2 Standard Exports

none

=head2 Optional Exports

The following functions will be exported into your namespace if you
specifically ask that they be imported.

=over 4

=item B<$version = XSVERSION;>

Reports the version number of the underlying XS file.

=item B<$version = get_server_version(SERVER [, HOST [, VERBOSE]]);>

Reports the version number of the SERVER process running at HOST
(default localhost). If VERBOSE (default 0) is set to 1 some program
trace is printed.

=item B<$version = get_syslib_version;>

Reports the version number of the underlying AFS system library.

=item B<$ok = setpag;>

Creates a new command shell (owned by the issuer of the command) and
associates a new process authentication group (PAG) with the shell and
the user. A PAG is a number guaranteed to identify the issuer of
commands in the new shell uniquely to the local Cache Manager.

=item B<$sysname = sysname([NEWSYSNAME]);>

Reports the CPU/operating system type or sets the CPU/operating system
type to NEWSYSNAME.

=item B<unlog;>

Discards all of the issuer's tokens.

=back

=head1 AUTHORS

The current release was written by
Norbert E. Gruener S< E<lt>nog@MPA>S<-Garching.MPG.deE<gt>. >

The original module was written by
Roland Schemers S< E<lt>schemers@slapshot.stanford.eduE<gt>. >

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

 © 2001-2004 Norbert E. Gruener <nog@MPA-Garching.MPG.de>.
 All rights reserved.

 © 1994 Board of Trustees, Leland Stanford Jr. University.
 All rights reserved.

 Most of the explanations in this document are taken from the original
 AFS documentation.

 AFS-3 Programmer's Reference:
 File Server/Cache Manager Interface
 Edward R. Zayas
 © 1991 Transarc Corporation.
 All rights reserved.

 IBM AFS Administration Reference
 © IBM Corporation 2000.
 All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.

=over 6

=item The original module is covered by the following copyright:

Copyright (c) 1994 Board of Trustees, Leland Stanford Jr. University

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
advertising materials, and other materials related to such
distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
by Stanford University.  The name of the University may not be used
to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

=back

=head1 DOCUMENT VERSION

Revision $Rev: 529 $
