Radmind is a suite of
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command-line
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tools and an
application server
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designed to remotely administer the
file system
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s of multiple client machines.
For
Mac OS X
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, there is a
graphical user interface
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called Radmind Assistant, as well as a
GUI
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for the Radmind server called Radmind Server Manager.
Radmind was the 2003
Apple Design Awards
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runner-up for Best Mac OS X Server Solution.
Radmind is developed by th
Research Systems Unix Groupat the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
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.
How Radmind Works
Radmind operates as a tripwire, detecting changes in a client's filesystem (and, in the case of
Microsoft Windows
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, the registry) and reversing the changes.
Radmind stores filesystem specifications in text files called ''transcripts'', signified with a .T extension. Transcripts are referenced from ''command files'', signified with a .K extension, which specify which transcripts (and with what precedence) should be applied to a client machine's filesystem.
Suite of tools
The radmind suite of tools comprises
* ktcheck, which updates the locally stored command files and transcripts to match those on the server.
* fsdiff, which checks the client filesystem against the transcripts on the local system without using network bandwidth.
* lapply, which updates the client filesystem to match the transcripts, downloading files as needed.
* lcreate, which uploads new transcripts to the server.
* lcksum, which verifies uploaded transcripts.
* lfdiff, which compares local files with copies on Radmind server.
* lmerge, which combines transcripts on the server.
* ra.sh , which automates the update process using ktcheck, fsdiff, and lapply.
* twhich, which returns which transcript(s) a file is referenced in.
* applefile, which allows Radmind to work with AppleSingle files.
References
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External links
Radmind wikiRadmind Manual for Mac OS X
Remote administration software
File managers
Software using the BSD license