Planning and Configuring HP-UX DCE 1.9

Chapter 6

Conﬁguring HP-UX DCE Cells

Conﬁguring Cells Using dce_conﬁg

5. After starting the CDS client daemon, dce_config prompts for the name of the CDS clearinghouse. Enter

a name of your choice.

What is the name for this clearinghouse? hostname_ch

S:****** Modifying ACLs on /.:/host_ch...

6. dce_config asks if more directories should be replicated. If you answer y, dce_config prompts for a list

of directories to be replicated:

Should more directories be replicated? (n) y

Enter a list of directories to be replicated, separated by spaces, and terminated by <RETURN>

Notes on Conﬁguring Additional CDS Servers

Immediately after conﬁguring an additional CDS server, you should, while logged in as cell_admin, skulk

the root directory using the following command:

dcecp -c directory synchronize /.:

This will initiate the propagation of a consistent copy of the changed root directory information to all the CDS

servers, and will prevent problems which might arise from use of inconsistent information before this

propagation. The use of several CDS servers may increase the time required to complete the propagation of

this information.

Conﬁguring Client Systems: Security, CDS, and DTS

Before conﬁguring clients, ﬁrst conﬁgure your server systems. Then use this procedure to conﬁgure client

systems.

You must conﬁgure a CDS client on any Security server system that is not running a CDS server. To conﬁgure

a client system, you need to know the name of the system(s) running the Security server and the initial CDS

server for the cell.

If you are using DTS as your time synchronization mechanism, you must conﬁgure a DTS clerk (client) on any

system that is not running a DTS server.

You must have the following information to conﬁgure a client:

• The host name of any security server in the cell

• The cell administrator's principal name and password

• The host name of a CDS server in the cell

1. Start dce_config on the system that you want to conﬁgure with DCE client(s).

2. Enter the DCE Conﬁguration Menu:

DCE Main Menu

selection: 1 (CONFIGURE)

3. Run the client conﬁguration routine:

DCE Configuration Menu

selection: 3 (DCE Client)

4. dce_config asks if you want to remove all remnants of previous DCE conﬁgurations. If you are

conﬁguring this system for the ﬁrst time or have previously run Remove, answer n. Otherwise, answer y.

5. Enter the host name of your cell's security server: