Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

ALTER ALIAS
The DNSCOM Commands
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ALTER ALIAS Aliases are altered using the following syntax:
ALTER [ ALIAS ] alias [ ON \ system-1 ] [ at-part ],
parameter [ , parameter ] ...
where at-part is:
AT { \ system-2 | name manager }
ALIAS
can be omitted if alias is unique in the command name manager’s database or if
ON system is specified.
alias
is an alias name.
\ system-1
is a Guardian 90 system name that specifies the definition node for alias . If that
is different from the local system, name must have been previously copied on the
local system using the COPY command. When a name has been copied, the
DOMAIN attribute of the name may not be altered.
{ \ system-2 | name manager }
is a system or name manager where alias is defined. If omitted, the current
name manager is assumed.
\ system-2 is a Guardian 90 system name. It designates a node other than the
current system for processing the command. name manager designates a
configuration other than the current one.
parameter
is one of the following:
DOMAIN { domain | LOCAL }
domain
is the name of a domain. The definition of alias is replicated on those
systems in domain and deleted from any systems in alias ’s current
domain that are not in domain .
LOCAL
indicates that any replicated copies of alias ’s definition are to be deleted.