Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

SELECT
The DNSCOM Commands
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SELECT The SELECT command is used to enter or exit definition mode and allows you to
change the current configuration file.
SELECT { DEFINITION { ON | OFF } }
{ DNSCONF config file }
ON
sets the DNS definition mode to DEFINITION ON. You must have DEFINITION
authority in the current configuration or the command returns an error message.
OFF
sets the DNS definition mode to DEFINITION OFF, which is the default value.
DNSCONF config file
indicates that config file is to be the new current configuration file. DNSCOM
performs verification checks on config file as described in Appendix A. If the
file passes these checks, it becomes the new current configuration file; if not, an
error message 71 (Illegal Configuration File file name ) is generated,
and the current configuration file is unchanged.
Examples
SELECT DEFINITION ON
SELECT DNSCONF $DATA.TESTDNS.CONFIG
Consideration
If you have a currently open name manager and do not have definition authority with
respect to that name manager, an attempt to SET DEFINITION ON causes a security
error. This problem may be avoided by using the CLOSE command as shown below.
DNSCOM_SELECT DEFINITION ON
ERROR 39 - Security Violation
DNSCOM_CLOSE
Name Manager \VIEW.$NMOO Closed
DNSCOM_SELECT DEFINITION ON
DNSCOM_