This section presents a step-by-step procedure for generating the PMDF-MB400 configuration files using the PMDF-MB400 configuration utility, pmdf configure mb400. Refer to Chapter 9 for a sample configuration dialogue.

1. Configuration of PMDF-MB400 should be done by superuser to ensure that the necessary privileges are available to create the configuration files. If you are not logged in as root, do so now.
2. Begin the configuration procedure by invoking the PMDF-MB400 configuration utility as follows, assuming that you have /usr/bin in your search path:

   # cd /pmdf/table # pmdf configure mb400

3. The configuration procedure will optionally print out detailed explanations of each prompt as it proceeds. Unless you are familiar with the procedure, you should enable the detailed output.
4. The answers to all the prompts are logged to a file in the /pmdf/table directory. After the first configuration, pmdf configure mb400 can use the answers to the previous run as the default answers.
5. Closely examine the example configuration presented in Chapter 9. Some of that configuration is probably similar to your own. The sample site continues the example presented in Figure 5-1, adding a MAILbus 400 gateway to the naples system.
6. Once you have completed running pmdf configure mb400, print out the /pmdf/table/pmdf-mb400.checklist file and complete the configuration by following the steps outlined in the checklist.