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3. Make /etc/opt/gmc the current directory by entering the following shell command.
cd /etc/opt/gmc
4. Open the file dockserver.conf (NOT dockServerState.xml) using gedit by entering the
following shell command.
gedit dockserver.conf
5. Edit the XML element corresponding to the desired configuration changes. Please refer
to subsequent text to change a specific setting.
6. Save the modified dockserver.conf file.
7. Log off as user root.
8. Start the Dock Server application by following the steps in section 2.1.
The Dock Server application saves all glider and Glider Terminal traffic in a set of log
files. These files are stored in the directory given by the XML attribute “logsHome” of
the “paths” element and is “/var/log/gmc” by default. Log files are very useful for
monitoring Dock Server’s behavior. Dock Server starts a new log file at the beginning of
each day. To distinguish one Dock Server’s logs from another Dock Server’s logs and
to associate logs with the time period they cover, files are named by appending the date
covered by the file to a Dock Server unique identifier. The XML attribute “name” of the
element “dockConfiguration” specifies this identifier. For example, if the XML name
attribute is “WebbDock”, then the log file, WebbDock_20060817.log, contains all glider
and Glider Terminal traffic that occurred on August 17, 2006 on the Dock Server
“WebbDock”.
The XML attribute “socket” of the “dockConfiguration” element defines the TCP/IP
socket the Dock Server application listens on for client requests (e.g., Glider Terminal).
By default, this socket is 6564. Note that this is different from the TCP/IP socket used
for Iridium RUDICS connections (see section 12.3).
The XML attributes of the “paths” element define the locations the Dock Server
application uses to find various files and to store log files. The “mapsHome” attribute
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