---
name: "livesys"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/livesys"
---

# livesys(1)

Reports the configured CPU/operating system type

## NAME

livesys - Reports the configured CPU/operating system type

## SYNOPSIS

**livesys**

## DESCRIPTION

The **livesys** command displays the string stored in kernel memory that indicates the local machine's CPU/operating system (OS) type, conventionally called the *sysname*.  The Cache Manager substitutes this string for the *@sys* variable which can occur in AFS pathnames; the *OpenAFS Quick Start Guides* and *OpenAFS Administration Guide* explain how using *@sys* can simplify cell configuration.

To set a new value in kernel memory, use the **fs sysname** command, which can also be used to view the current value.  If a sysname list was set using **fs sysname**, only the first value in the list will be reported by **livesys**.

## CAUTIONS

To see the full sysname list, use **fs sysname** rather than this command. **livesys** is mostly useful for scripts that need to know the primary sysname for the local system (to create directories that will later be addressed using *@sys*, for example).

**livesys** first appeared in OpenAFS 1.2.2.  Scripts that need to support older versions of AFS should parse the output of **fs sysname** or use **sys**.

## OUTPUT

The machine's system type appears as a text string, by itself, on a single line.

## EXAMPLES

The following example shows the output produced on a Linux system with a 2.6 kernel:

```
   % livesys
   i386_linux26
```

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

None

## SEE ALSO

[**fs\_sysname**(1)](/fs_sysname/1.md), [**sys**(1)](/sys/1.md)

The *OpenAFS Quick Start Guides* at \<http://docs.openafs.org/\>.

The *OpenAFS Administration Guide* at \<http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/\>.

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2005 Russ Allbery \<rra@stanford.edu\>

This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was written by Russ Allbery based on the **sys** man page.