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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3. If the retrieval of large lists degrades Account Manager performance, you may wish to assist the Account
Manager by retrieving the list during an off-time using the dcecp command and saving the list to a file.
This file could be generated automatically (for example, nightly by a cron job).
Here is a sample script to retrieve and sort the DCE users list:
dcecp -c "principal catalog -simplename" | sort > usrlist
Once the list has been retrieved, you can read in the list to the Account Manager display from a file. In
this case, you must first do step 2 above to set the Preferences dialog; if you do not set the Preferences
dialog, the Account Manager will automatically begin to retrieve all objects when you navigate to an
object area. Then you navigate to the object area, for example, User Management. To load the list from
the local file, select Options/Specify List. In the Specify Users List dialog, select the option "From File" to
read in the list.
Account Manager Limitations and Exceptions
The following are limitations and exceptions to Account Manager at HP-UX DCE 1.9:
• User inputs for defining and attaching Registry Attribute types may cause improper tool operation if the
inputs contain the following special characters:
For other inputs (for example, defining user names and group names), the quote and backslash may cause
problems. An example of an illegitimate name is: \dos\dir.
• The Account Manager is not internationalized.
• Descriptive text for Registry Attribute Types is currently limited to three lines of text. The tool provides
no way to view descriptions which occupy more than three lines.
• A profile that is created from a View operation (such as "View User") does not correctly handle an alias
name. As a workaround, create profiles including aliases only from Add operation dialogs.
• Cross-cell administration is not supported.
• Import of user account information from /etc/passwd is not supported.
• If a profile directs the removal of a group or organization member, the list of members is retrieved prior to
removal, even if preferences state that lists should not be automatically retrieved.
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