Starting the dce_config Script

1. Login as root to the machine on which you are installing or configuring DCE. You cannot install or configure machines remotely.

2. If necessary, copy the /etc directory from the distribution media by performing the following steps:

a. Use the cd command to move to the /opt/dce directory.
cd /opt/dce

b. Use the tar command to copy the dce1.1/etc directory from the tape.
tar -xvf media device dce1.1/etc

Invoke dce_config by typing:
dce_config -I

and pressing <Return>.

The -i option tells dce_config to look in the current directory (which should be /opt/dce1.1/etc) for the component scripts it needs to run. After you have invoked dce_config once with the -i option, you do not need to use the option again.

Note:
On machines running OSF/1 Release 1.1.1 only, you must invoke dce_config as an argument to ksh for the return function to work correctly. To do this, type ksh dce_config and press <Return>. This is not necessary for OSF/1 Release 1.2.

4. The dce_config script displays the DCE Main Menu, which lists all the functions you can perform with dce_config.

DCE Main Menu ( on host_name )

1. INSTALL -install dce software
2. CONFIGURE -configure and start DCE daemons
3. START -re-start DCE daemons
4. STOP -stop DCE daemons
5. UNCONFIGURE -remove a host from CDS and SEC databases
6. REMOVE -stop DCE daemons and remove data files
created by DCE daemons

99. EXIT

selection:

To choose a function from the DCE Main Menu and from any of the dce_config menus, type its associated number at the selection: prompt and press <Return>.

All dce_config menus display the name of the node on which you are running dce_config. In the sample menus shown in this guide, the actual node name is represented by host_name.