NAME

cdsclerk - Manages the interface between clients and the CDS server

SYNOPSIS

cdsclerk [-D] [-w route]

OPTIONS

-DFor debugging use only.  Causes the cdsadv clerk process not to fork. 

-w routeRoutes serviceability messages. 

DESCRIPTION

The cdsclerk command manages the interface between clients and the Cell Directory Service (CDS) server. 

Privileges Required

You must log in as superuser (root). 

NOTES

This command is used by the advertiser on the system on which the CDS clerk is running.  You should use this command interactively only to do diagnostic work on the host system. 

EXAMPLES

Before you start the cdsclerk process, you must make sure that other clerks are not running.  To start the cdsclerk process, follow these steps:

     1.Make sure that a CDS server is already running somewhere within the cell. 

     2.Log into the system as superuser (root). 

     3.Log into DCE as the machine principal of the local host.  Enter the principal name in the format /hosts/hostname/self, as shown in the following example for a host named orion whose password is smith:

dce_login hosts/orion/self smith

     4.Enter the following command to see whether the dced process is already running:

ps

     5.If the dced process appears on the list of active processes, proceed to step 6.  If the dced process does not appear on the list of active processes, enter the following command to start the process:

dced

     6.Enter the following command to start the cdsadv process:

cdsadv

     7.Enter the following command with the appropriate arguments to start the cdsclerk process:

cdsclerk

RELATED INFORMATION

Books: OSF DCE Administration Guide.