OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

DCE Application Administration
10.4.2.1 Creating a New Group Entry in CDS
You can create an empty group entry in CDS by using an rpcgroup create operation.
While group creation is frequently performed by applications that first use a group entry,
creating an entry yourself establishes you as the owner of the entry. As the owner, you
have ultimate control over who can export and manage information in the entry.
To create an empty group entry in CDS, use an rpcgroup create operation as in the
following example:
dcecp> rpcgroup create /.:/subsys/applications/admin_bbs_servers
10.4.2.2 Adding a Member to a Group Entry in CDS
You can use an rpcgroup add operation to add a member to a group entry. If the group
entry does not exist, the operation creates the group entry and adds the member. The
member can be a server entry or another group entry. Note that no operations check
whether the members you add actually exist. This lets you configure the namespace even
before servers are up and running.
To add a member to the /.:/subsys/applications/admin_bbs_servers group entry in CDS,
use an rpcgroup add operation as in the following example:
dcecp> rpcgroup add /.:/subsys/applications/admin_bbs_servers \
-member /.:/subsys/applications/bbs_server4
10.4.2.3 Viewing the Members of a Group Entry
You can list the members of a group entry by using an rpcgroup list operation. This is
useful for troubleshooting or for just seeing how servers are distributed in group entries.
To list the members of a group entry in CDS, use an rpcgroup list operation, as shown in
the following example, which lists the members of the group
/.:/subsys/applications/admin_bbs_servers:
dcecp> rpcgroup list /.:/subsys/applications/admin_bbs_servers
/.../my_cell.goodco.com/subsys/applications/bbs_server3
/.../my_cell.goodco.com/subsys/applications/bbs_server4
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