source: general/genlib/fam/fam-config.xml@ 6492ac2

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application><acronym>FAM</acronym></application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>

<para><filename>/etc/rpc</filename>,
 <filename>/etc/fam.conf</filename>,
 <filename>/etc/inetd.conf</filename>, 
 <filename>/etc/xinetd.d/fam</filename>
 or <filename>/etc/xinetd.conf</filename>
 </para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Configuring the file alteration monitor.</para>

<para>If you use <application>inetd</application>, add the
<application><acronym>FAM</acronym></application> entry to
<filename>/etc/inetd.conf</filename> with the
following command: </para>

<screen><userinput><command>echo "sgi_fam/1-2 stream  rpc/tcp wait root /usr/bin/fam fam" &gt;&gt; /etc/inetd.conf</command></userinput></screen>

<para>If you use <application>xinetd</application>, add an entry to
<filename>/etc/xinetd.conf</filename> with the following command (be
sure the "nogroup" group exists):</para>

<screen><userinput><command>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/xinetd.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</command>
    # description: FAM - file alteration monitor
    service sgi_fam
    {
        type            = RPC UNLISTED
        socket_type     = stream
        user            = root
        group           = nogroup
        server          = /usr/bin/fam
        wait            = yes
        protocol        = tcp
        rpc_version     = 2
        rpc_number      = 391002
    }
<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>

<para>If you do not have any inetd daemon installed and have no
wish to install one, you can also start fam during system startup
by installing <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/fam</filename>
init script included in the
<xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package.</para>
                                                                                                                
<screen><userinput><command>make install-fam</command></userinput></screen>

</sect3>

</sect2>