The document discusses the Object Data Manager (ODM) in AIX. ODM maintains system configuration by saving everything in binary format for security rather than ASCII. It is more robust and secure. ODM manages data by storing configuration files and repositories in locations like /usr/lib/objrepos and /etc/objrepos. Similar to entries in /etc/passwd, ODM uses a component-based structure. Commands like odmchange, odmcreate, odmdelete allow users to manage objects and object classes within ODM.

1. Object Data Manager
By
Dipak Warade
www.rilix.net
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

2. Object Data Manager
• Primary function to maintain System
Configuration on AIX.
• Everything saved in binary for security Vs
ASCII.
• More robust, Secure.
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

3. Data managed by ODM
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

4. Location Of ODM Files/Repositories
/usr/lib/objrepos
/etc/objrepos
/usr/sare/lib/objrepos
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

5. Component of ODM
Same like
one line
entry in
/etc/passwd
file
root:!:0:0::/:/usr/bin/ksh
/etc/passwd
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

6. ODM commands
You can
• Create
• Add
• Change
• Retrieve
• Display
• And delete objects and object classes with
ODM
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

7. • odmchange –
• Changes specific objects in a specified object class.
• odmcreate –
• Creates empty object classes.
• odmdelete –
• Removes objects from an object class.
• odmdrop –
• Removes an entire object class.
• odmget –
• Retrieves objects from object classes and puts the object Info.
• odmshow• Displays the description of an object class.
• odmadd –
• Adds objects to an object class.
• The odmadd command takes an ASCII stanza file as input and populates object classes
with objects found in the stanza file.
For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

8. For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net

9. For more PPTs visit www.rilix.net