Removing the Results of a Configuration

Remember that each cell requires a master Security server and a CDS server. If you remove these servers in the process of unconfiguring either a client or server machine, you must reconfigure them and all client machines for the cell to operate.

The REMOVE function invokes the /etc/dce_shutdown component script. If the any DCE daemons are running when you run the REMOVE function, the /etc/dce_shutdown component, will invoke the /etc/dce.clean component script to stop them. Similarly, if DFS is installed on the machine, the REMOVE function invokes the /etc/dfs.rm component script and, if necessary, the /etc/dfs.clean component script.

You can invoke these component scripts directly. If you do, be sure to invoke the .shutdown and .clean scripts before the .rm scripts. (The component scripts are described in Customizing the dce_config Processing.)

To remove the results of a machine configuration, perform the following steps.

1. At the DCE Main Menu, type 6 and press <Return>.

The dce_config script prompts to remind you that the REMOVE function removes all effects of the last configuration that client machines must be unconfigured before REMOVE is run.

REMOVE will remove the node's ability to operate in the cell.
A reconfiguration of the node will be required. If this is not
a server node, then this node should be unconfigured before a
REMOVE is done. Do you wish to continue (y/n)? (n)

2. Press <Return> to continue.

The dce_config script proceeds to remove all effects of the configuration of all DCE components on the machine. As it does, it displays the following messages.

S:****** Attempting to stop all running DCE daemons...
S:****** Successfully stopped all running DCE daemons.
S:****** Attempting to remove all remnants of previous DCE configurations...
S:****** Successfully removed all remnants of previous DCE configurations
for all components.

When the process is complete, dce_config displays the DCE Main Menu.

Note: The REMOVE function does not delete the binaries installed on the machine during installation. To do this, invoke the dce.rm component script with the install option for the core component binaries or the dfs.rm component script with the install option for the DFS binaries.