The CLX 4.05 Installation and Administration Manual

Franta, DJ0ZY ([email protected]) and Ben, DL6RAI ([email protected])

1. Overview of the CLX System

• 1.1 What is CLX?
• 1.2 CLX --- Another PacketCluster clone based on Linux
• 1.3 Hardware requirements
• 1.4 Availability

2. How to install the CLX software on your system

• 2.1 Users in /etc/passwd
• 2.2 Unpacking the software
• 2.3 A new Kernel
• 2.4 Testing the AX.25 driver
• 2.5 Configuring TCP/IP
• 2.6 Adding Shared Library Paths
• 2.7 Checking your configuration
• 2.8 Starting CLX for the first time
• 2.9 Migrating from an older CLX installation
• 2.10 Migrating from a Pavillion PacketCluster installation

3. Description of the CLX Configuration Files

• 3.1 Obtaining a callsign string
• 3.2 CLX parameters in ~/config/clx_par
• 3.3 Cluster network configuration in ~/config/cluster_par
• 3.4 System messages in ~/config/adv_txt.language
• 3.5 Location data in ~/config/wpxloc.raw
• 3.6 Special Characters in System messages and Help Files
• 3.7 Message of the day or ``notice''
• 3.8 CLX unavailable
• 3.9 Multiple Connects
• 3.10 Amateur Band Boundaries
• 3.11 Configuring the AX.25 software
• 3.12 WAMPES and CLX
• 3.13 Making CLX access available through telnet
• 3.14 Using CLX with TNOS
• 3.15 Connect Scripts
• 3.16 CLX and Callbook Data

4. CLX Programs, directories and database tables

• 4.1 Files and Directories of CLX
• 4.2 Programs
• 4.3 Database tables
• 4.4 Files under the ~/box directory

5. System Administration Tasks

• 5.1 Time
• 5.2 Log files and Syslogd
• 5.3 Keeping track of CLX's Status
• 5.4 Automatically starting CLX
• 5.5 Shutting down CLX
• 5.6 The CLX watchdog
• 5.7 Kernel Panic
• 5.8 Other regular Tasks
• 5.9 The ~/tools directory
• 5.10 Admin Commands
• 5.11 Superuser Status
• 5.12 Extending CLX -- the ~/exec/command directory
• 5.13 Extending CLX even further -- the ~/exec/interpr directory
• 5.14 The interactive clx_adm tool

6. User Administration

• 6.1 User Commands
• 6.2 User flags
• 6.3 The us_adm tool
• 6.4 Connecting, Disconnecting and Locking out

7. Appendix

• 7.1 Release Notes
• 7.2 PacketCluster's PCxx protocol
• 7.3 Current Users of the CLX software
• 7.4 Thank You!
• 7.5 Frequently Asked Questions
• 7.6 Known Bugs in the CLX software
• 7.7 Bugs and Bug Reporting
• 7.8 Wish List