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genufi(8)							     genufi(8)

NAME
       genufi - Generates a User File Inventory (UFI) file

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/bin/genufi

DESCRIPTION
       The  genufi  utility creates a User File Inventory (UFI) file that con‐
       tains the names of user files created or copied to your system after an
       installation.   Some  of	 these	files  reside on file systems that are
       overwritten during a new installation of the operating system. You must
       have  superuser	privileges  to	run  the  genufi utility, and you must
       invoke the genufi utility from the /usr/.smdb.  directory.

       To create the UFI file, the genufi utility checks the  Master  Synchro‐
       nization	 Inventory (MSI) file created by the invsync utility to deter‐
       mine which file systems will be overwritten by a complete installation.
       The  genufi  utility  searches  those  file  systems for user files and
       writes these entries to the UFI file.  File systems that remain	intact
       during a new installation of the operating system are not searched.

       The  genufi utility also filters out certain files and directories that
       would not commonly be considered for backup.   For  example,  some  log
       files,  installation files, and temporary directories do not need to be
       restored after a complete installation and are not written to  the  UFI
       file.

       The following directories are not included:

       /tmp
       /tmp /usr/.smdb.
       /usr/sys/HOST
       /var/adm/smlogs
       /var/adm/syslog.dated
       /var/rwho
       /var/tmp

       In  the previous list, HOST represents the hostname of the system (such
       as /usr/sys/BLUTO) on the system named bluto.

       The following files are not included:

       */core
       */*.dummy
       */.new..
       /osf_boot
       */.profile
       */.proto..
       /var/adm/binary.errlog
       /var/adm/xdm/xdm-pid
       */vmcore
       /*vmunix

       Edit the UFI file to remove the entries for files and directories  that
       you do not want to back up. The UFI file is written in the setld inven‐
       tory file format.  Refer to the	stl_inv(4)  reference  page  for  more
       information.

RESTRICTIONS
       You must have superuser privileges to run the genufi utility.

       You must invoke the genufi utility from the /usr/.smdb.	directory.

FILES
       Master Synchronization Inventory file User File Inventory file

SEE ALSO
       ils(8), invsync(8), udelta(8), udetect(8), updmv(8), usync stl_inv(4)

								     genufi(8)

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