HP Sentry - Manual (Page 9)

SENTRY User’s Guide Introduction - 5
Fitzgerald & Long
INSTALLING SENTRY
Installing the SENTRY software is very simple! Just follow these easy steps. If you encounter problems at
any point, please call us for additional assistance.
Before you begin, check your system to see if there is a possible conflict with the accounts we will be
loading. Do you have an account or user name called "sentry" or "sentry.practice"? If you have an account
or user ID which uses either of these names, DO NOT INSTALL SENTRY. Please call us for alternate
installation instructions. If you are in doubt as to the naming conventions on your computer, DO NOT
INSTALL SENTRY. Be safe, call us for assistance and instruction on installation. We want to help.
SENTRY will require approximately 5 to 10 MB of disk space in one filesystem on your computer. This is
an estimate. The actual size will vary depending on the number of files on your system and the cross
referencing for those files. Please discuss your disk space concerns with us. Check to see that this space is
available before beginning installation. You will NOT need to stop or start the system during installation
and your users may continue to use the computer while you are installing SENTRY.
1. Login to your system as the super-user (usually the user "root"). Change directories ("cd") to the
directory where you wish to place the SENTRY account. We suggest placing SENTRY in a top-level
directory (for example, the "/u1" or “/usr” directory). SENTRY may be placed on any local file system.
2. List the contents of the directory using "ls" or "ls -C". Make sure that this is the directory where you
wish to place SENTRY. Use "pwd" to verify your directory.
3. If SENTRY has been previously installed on your system, there may be an existing directory named
"sentry". Change the name of this existing directory to "sentry.old" by entering the command:
mv sentry sentry.old
Enter "ls -C" to verify that the name is changed.
4. Restore the contents of the tape using cpio. You will need to know the device file used to interface with
your tape drive. Ours, for example, is "/dev/rmt/0m". Enter this command:
cpio -icvBdum < /dev/xxx (replace xxx with your device file name)
The tape contains two accounts: sentry and sentry.practice. You must restore sentry; sentry.practice is
optional. It contains several demonstration items and files.
5. When the restore is complete, cd to the sentry directory and list the contents ("ls" or "ls -C").