Planning and Configuring HP-UX DCE 1.9

Chapter 2
About HP-UX DCE Version 1.9
HP-UX DCE Administration Tools
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Start the Account Manager with the following command:
/opt/dce/bin/acctmgr
If you want to perform privileged operations (such as registry modifications) with the Account Manager, you
must run the Account Manager as the DCE cell_admin principal.
The Account Manager can also be started as follows from SAM:
1. Log in as root.
2. Execute sam from a shell prompt.
3. Select (double click on) DCE Cell Management.
4. Select (double click on) DCE Account Manager.
Tips for New Users
• Log into DCE before starting the Account Manager, or use the Login option from within the Account
Manager.
• Establish your preferences in the Options "Preferences" dialog box when you initially start the Account
Manager.
If you are administering a very large cell, read "Managing Very Large Cells with Account Manager" below.
• It is recommended that you bring up the Assistant from the File menu when you initially start the
Account Manager, and iconize it when not in use.
• Where possible, use batch operations and profiles to automate time-consuming repetitive tasks, such as
adding multiple users that have similar characteristics.
Managing Very Large Cells with Account Manager
DCE interfaces can be slow to retrieve lists for very large DCE deployments (For example, if the DCE registry
is managing many thousands of users). The performance of the Account Manager will be affected in this case.
To aid the Account Manager's performance for very large deployments, take the following steps:
1. In the Options/Preferences dialog, enable the option to "Display -User/Group/Org/Attribute_Type List as
Text instead of Icons."
The Account Manager requires major resources to map very large lists into iconic display, and this option
is needed to bypass that step.
2. In the Options/Preferences dialog, disable the option to "Display -User/Group/Org/Attribute_Type List at
Start Up". This step should be done if any of the following are true:
• You know the names of the objects you want to manage.
• You will manage only a subset of objects (for example, users in a certain group).
• You will ask the Account Manager to read in the list of objects to manage from a file (see #3 below).
In this step, the first time that you navigate the Account Manager to an object management screen (for
example, User Management), the list will be empty.
Then proceed as follows:
• If you know the names of the objects to manage, select the appropriate Action. You will be prompted to
enter the object name or names.
• If you wish to read in names from a file, or retrieve a partial listing (such as all users in group XXX),
select Options/Specify List.