ROOT_ARCHIVE(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures ROOT_ARCHIVE(8)

NAME

root_archive - manage bootable miniroot archives

SYNOPSIS

/boot/solaris/bin/root_archive pack archive root


/boot/solaris/bin/root_archive unpack archive root

DESCRIPTION

The root_archive utility is used to manipulate boot archives. The
utility can pack and unpack boot archives and image miniroots. Both
ufs and hsfs (iso9660) format archives can be unpacked, although only
ufs format is generated when packing.


For normal, boot-related system administration, bootadm(8) is
recommended.

SUBCOMMANDS

The root_archive command has the following subcommands:

pack archive root
Pack the contents of the root directory into the
boot archive archive.


unpack archive root

Unpack the contents of the boot archive named
archive to the directory named root.

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
The command completed successfully.


1
The command exited due to an error.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

cpio(1), lofi(4D), attributes(7), bootadm(8), mount(8)

September 9, 2009 ROOT_ARCHIVE(8)