> I'd like to hear other thoughts around this. If we have tcpadm and udpadm, > then what about sctpadm, dhcpadm and all the other protocols? Where > do we stop the explosion?
We need to pay attention to the objects and actions. For instance, IP and datalinks have distinct objects and actions, and thus having separate commands actually provides clarity and expressiveness (Linux/BSD ifconfig be damned). I think we'd need to map out the administrative space for L4 protocols before it'd be clear whether one command or multiple commands would strike the best balance. Likewise for other areas. That said, I'm not really concerned about the "explosion": these are intended as low-level admin CLIs; those not familiar with these subsystems really should be using NWAM or other task-oriented tools. -- meem
