Planning and Configuring HP-UX DCE 1.9

Chapter 6
Configuring HP-UX DCE Cells
Configuring Cells Using dce_config
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Configuring Cells Using dce_config
The following procedures explain how to configure server and client systems using the menu-driven
dce_config tool. The text shows the complete menu at its first occurrence; thereafter it shows only the menu
name and current selection, prompts, and recommended input values.
As you perform each step, various status messages are displayed. This document shows only the prompts; it
may not show all status messages.
Note that this section assumes a basic familiarity with DCE terms and concepts, as described in the manual
Introduction to DCE.
The following sections include complete information on configuring cells using the dce_config script.
Starting dce_config
1. Log in as root on the system you want to configure.
2. Run dce_config.
The DCE Main Menu is displayed.
DCE Main Menu (on hostname)
1. CONFIGURE -configure and start DCE daemons
2. START -re-start DCE daemons
3. STOP -stop DCE daemons
4. UNCONFIGURE -remove a host from CDS and SEC data-bases
5. REMOVE -stop DCE daemons and remove data files created by DCE daemons
99.EXIT
selection:
NOTE dce_config is not capable of configuring (but is capable of unconfiguring) systems remotely.
System configuration must be done locally on each client/server system. When running
dce_config, you must always log in on the system you want to configure.
Initial Cell Configuration
NOTE From HP-UX DCE 1.6 onwards, dce_config sets the DCEAUDITFILTERON environment variable
to enable audit filtering, which limits the range of audit event types logged. It you want to
disable or change the default settings provided by dce_config, you must do so before starting
any server that provides data to the Audit Service. See “Configuring the DCE Audit Service” on
page 59" and “The DCE Audit Service” on page 14".
NOTE HP-UX DCE 1.9 does not support DFS. Therefore, you can ignore references to DFS that still
appear in configuration menus. If you choose DFS Client from the DCE Configuration Menu,
for example, a message displays that the bits are not loaded.
When creating an HP-UX DCE cell, servers must be configured before clients. First configure a Security
server, then a CDS server, a Time server, and finally a single Time provider. Then you may configure clients.