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From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_monmouth.com>
Date: Mon Jan 11 05:40:29 1999

> At 06:43 PM 09-01-99 +1030, Computer Room Internet Cafe wrote:
>
> >Ok, as a (currently) AIX deprived person, might I ask WTH is SMIT please?
>
> SMIT = System Management Integration Tool
>
> Basically a menu based system to do Unix sysadmin type things without
> editing the usual Unix files. First major problem for any new AIX sysadmin
> who had Unix experience - DO NOT EDIT THE FILES - you _must_ use SMIT. If
> you edit the files things work until the next reboot when most
> configuration files get recreated out of the ODM (Object Data something
> mumble).

Most of the commands from smit are callable by script.
You can actually:

1. edit the files manually and update the ODM database by command
2. configure AIX v3.x to use only the files and not the ODM.

--Bill

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