34 acsterm(Acs)

Name

acsterm: The AccessPoint terminal Console Module client program.

Syntax

acsterm [-CW width] [-CH height] [-refresh rate]

        [-P path] [-maxactions #] [-multiuser]

        [-hearbeat #]

Arguments

-CW width

Optional argument to specify that the console should be started with a canvas window of width pixels wide, default 800.

This parameter may also be specified via the user's ".Xdefaults" file:

   !acsterm.cWidth: 800

-CH height

Optional argument to specify that the console should be started with a canvas window of height pixels high, default 500.

This parameter may also be specified via the user's ".Xdefaults" file:

   !acsterm.cHeight: 500

-refresh rate

Optional argument refresh specifies the value rate which is the Real-Time Clock and Blink Rate in milliseconds.

It is recommended that this value should not be set below 500 milliseconds.

The default is 1000 milliseconds.

This parameter may also be specified via the user's ".Xdefaults" file:

   !acsterm.refresh: 1000

-P path

Optional argument which specifies a path to an alternate "dbmap" file to use instead of file specified by environmental variable $ACSDBMAP.

-maxactions #

Optional argument which specifies the maximum number of actions to validate.

The default is 300 actions.

This parameter may also be specified via the user's ".Xdefaults" file:

   !acsterm.actions: 300

-multiuser

Optional argument which specifies to run the console in multi-user mode.

The default is single-user mode.

The main differences in single-user and multi-user modes are:

In single-user mode: The initial login is derived from the existing unix id. The login is not provided as a menu item, but it is active as a command. Logging out will terminate the session if there is not an active override user.
In multi-user mode: The initial login requires a successful response from the console login dialog. Login is a menu item and logging out will prompt for the next user if there is not an active override user.

This parameter may also be specified via the user's ".Xdefaults" file:

   !acsterm.acsMultiuser: False

or

   acsterm.acsMultiuser: True

-heartbeat #

Optional argument to specify the number (#) of heartbeat seconds to wait for a message from the RTDB server ("evproc") before sending a "heartbeat" message to the RTDB server. After the console sends a "heartbeat" message to the RTDB server, the console will wait another # (number) of heartbeat seconds before declaring a "lost connection" to the RTDB server.

The default is 20 seconds.

Zero (0) disables heartbeat entirely.

This parameter may also be specified via the user's ".Xdefaults" file:

   !acsterm.acsHeartbeat: 20

Description

This program is the AccessPoint system console client.

Multiple invocations are possible; but are normally discouraged because a New Window used instead will give better performance.

This program is a client to the AccessPoint Event Server ("evproc"). It may connect to a local (on-node) server (the default) or to a remote server specified by the line:

   evq:host_name

in the local (or "-P" specified) "dbmap" file, where "host_name" is the computer system node name where the remote server resides.

Note:: If the "evq:host_name" line is omitted from the "dbmap" file, the local system node name is assumed.
The current system node name may be printed using the "uname -n" UNIX command.

Note

If the initial RTG screen as specified by the environmental variable ACSDACN contains the "resize" flag turned on, then the size specified in the initial screen will override any "-CW width" or "-CH height" options. The ACSDACN screen will determine the Console window size if "resize" is on in the screen file.

See Also

acscfg(Acs), acsdraw(Acs), acsplot(Acs), evproc(Acs), uname(C), Console User's Guide