NAME

add directory - Adds a value to a modifiable, set-valued attribute of a directory

SYNOPSIS

cdscp add directory directory-name attribute-name = attribute-value

ARGUMENTS

directory-name
The full name of the directory.

attribute-name
The name of a particular attribute.  Specify only one attribute at a time. See the cds_attributes file for the list of attributes that your application uses. 

= attribute-value
The value of a particular attribute.  The value of an application-defined attribute is dependent on the type of attribute.  See the cds_attributes file for the list of attributes and corresponding data types that your application uses.  If you enter a byte data type, you must enter an even number of digits in length.  You can enter only pairs of hexadecimal values for user-defined attributes. 

DESCRIPTION

The add directory command adds a value to a modifiable, set-valued attribute (including application-defined attributes) of a directory.  If the attribute does not exist, this command creates it.  Usually, this task is performed through the client application.  See the OSF DCE Administration Guide for more information about attributes. 

Privileges Required

You must have w (write) permission to the directory. 

NOTES

This command is replaced at DCE Version 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE. 

EXAMPLES

To add the value ontario to the attribute myname of a directory named /.:/sales, read the cds_attributes file to verify that the attribute exists, as shown in the following:

    OID         LABEL           SYNTAX
1.3.22.1.3.91   myname          char

Then enter the following command to assign the value ontario to the attribute myname:

cdscp add directory /.:/sales myname = ontario

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: remove_directory(8cds), show_directory(8cds). 

Books: OSF DCE Administration Guide.