cdscp(8cds)
Starts the CDS control program
Synopsis
cdscp [cdscp-command]
Arguments
cdscp-command
Optionally, specifies one of the following control commands:
add directory adds a value to a modifiable, set-valued attribute (including application-defined attributes) of a directory
add object adds a value to a modifiable, set-valued attribute (including application-defined attributes) of an object entry
clear cached server removes knowledge of a server that you had specifically defined from the local clerk's cache
clear clearinghouse removes knowledge of the specified clearinghouse from the server's memory
create child creates a child pointer at the master replica of the parent directory
create clearinghouse creates a clearinghouse on the local server system or makes an existing clearinghouse available
create directory creates a directory
create link creates a soft link and optionally specifies an expiration time and an extension time
create object creates a new object entry
create replica creates a replica of an existing directory in the specified clearinghouse
define cached server creates knowledge of a server in the local clerk's cache
delete child deletes a child pointer from the namespace
delete clearinghouse deletes the specified clearinghouse from the local server system
delete directory deletes a directory
delete link deletes a soft link
delete object deletes an object entry
delete replica deletes a read-only replica of a directory from a clearinghouse
disable clerk stops the clerk on the local system
disable server stops the server on the local system
dump clerk cache displays the contents of the clerk cache
help displays a list of the CDS control program commands
list child displays a list of all the child pointers whose names match the specified child name
list clearinghouse displays a list of all the clearinghouses whose names match the specified clearinghouse name
list directory displays a list of all the directories whose names match the specified directory name
list link displays a list of all the soft links whose names match the specified link name
list object displays a list of all the object entries (including clearinghouse object entries) whose names match the specified object entry name
remove directory removes a value from a set-valued or single-valued attribute (including application-defined attributes) of a directory
remove link removes a soft link's timeout value attribute
remove object removes a value from a set-valued or single-valued attribute (including application-defined attributes) of an object entry
set cdscp confidence sets the confidence level of clerk calls issued as a result of CDS control program commands
set cdscp preferred clearinghouse specifies a preferred clearinghouse to use for satisfying read requests that result from CDS control program commands
set directory changes the value of a modifiable, single-valued attribute of a directory
set directory to new epoch reconstructs a directory's replica set, allowing you to designate a new master replica or to exclude a replica
set directory to skulk starts the skulk of a directory immediately
set link changes the value of a modifiable, single-valued attribute of a soft link
set object changes the value of a modifiable, single-valued attribute of an object entry
show cached clearinghouse displays current information about the specified cached clearinghouse
show cached server displays address information of a server in the local clerk's cache
show cdscp confidence displays the current confidence level of clerk calls resulting from CDS control program commands
show cdscp preferred clearinghouse displays the preferred clearinghouse for satisfying read requests that result from CDS control program commands
show cell displays the information you need to create a cell entry in either DNS or GDS
show child displays attribute information about the specified child pointer
show clearinghouse displays attribute information about the specified clearinghouse
show clerk displays attribute information about the CDS clerk on the local system
show directory displays attribute information about the specified directory
show link displays attribute information about the specified soft link
show object displays attribute information about the specified object entry
show replica displays attribute information about the specified replica
show server displays attribute information about the server running on the local system
Notes
With the exception of the following subcommands, this command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command. This command may be fully replaced by the
dcecp command in a future release of DCE, and may no longer be supported at that time.
· disable clerk
· disable server
· help
· set cdscp confidence
· set directory to new epoch
· show cdscp confidence
· show cell
· show clerk
· show server
Description
The Cell Directory Service control program is a command line interface for managing the components of the Cell Directory Service and the contents of the namespace.
You can use the control program commands from within the control program or from the system prompt. To use the control program commands from inside the control program, start the control program by using the cdscp command alone, without any argument. This enters the CDS control program, which displays the control program prompt (cdscp>):
$ cdscp
cdscp>
At this prompt, you can enter any control program command; for example:
cdscp> show server
Use the command do filename from inside the control program to read a file of commands.
To leave the control program and return to the system prompt, use the quit command.
To use the control program commands from the system prompt, enter the cdscp command with an internal command of the CDS control program as the first argument. The control program executes the command immediately, without displaying the control program prompt. For example, you can enter the show server command as follows:
$ cdscp show server
More:
Editing CDS Control Program Commands