XDS allows you to perform general operations on CDS entry attributes, something which you cannot do through the DCE RPC NSI interface. However, there are certain things you cannot do to cell directory entries even through XDS:
· You cannot create or modify directory entries; the ds_modify_rdn( ) function does not work in a CDS namespace. These operations must be performed through the CDS control program (cdscp). For more information, see the OSF DCE Command Reference.
· You cannot perform XDS searches on the cell namespace; the XDS function ds_search( ) does not work. This is mainly because the CDS has no concept of a hierarchy of entry attributes, such as the X.500 schema. The ds_compare( ) function, however, does work.