NAME
netcfgd - network configuration management daemon

SYNOPSIS
/lib/inet/netcfgd

DESCRIPTION

netcfgd is a system daemon to manage network configuration.

This daemon is started automatically by svc:/network/physical:nwam and should
not be invoked directly. It does not constitute a programming interface.

netcfgd manages access to a network configuration repository, insuring that
readers and writers have the appropriate authorizations.  Specifically, an
application wishing to read network configuration must have the
solaris.network.autoconf.read authorization; while an application wishing to
write network configuration must have the solaris.network.autoconf.write
authorization.  These authorizations are registered in auth_attr(4), and are
included in the "Network Autoconf" profile found in prof_attr(4).


ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE		ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability		SUNWcsr
Interface Stability	Committed


SEE ALSO

svcs(1), nwamcfg(1M), nwamd(1M), svcadm(1M), auth_attr(4), prof_attr(4),
attributes(5), smf(5), nwam-manager(need reference)


NOTES

Currently, the only network configuration for which netcfgd manages repository
access is Network Auto-Magic profiles; thus the daemon is currently started by
the svc:/network/physical:nwam service instance.  However, the daemon could
have broader use in the future, and may eventually be started by a more generic
network management service.