OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

Managing CDS Directories
18.1.3 Checking the ACL Entries for a New Directory
After you create a directory, you want to verify that the users and applications for whom
the directory was created have the appropriate permissions. To do this, use the acl show
command on the directory to see the associated ACL entries. For example:
dcecp> acl show /.:/sales
{unauthenticated r--t-}
{group subsys/dce/cds-admin rwdtc}
{group subsys/dce/cds-server rwdtc}
{any_other r--t-}
(See the acl(8dce) reference page for complete information on the acl show command.)
If the required permissions were not inherited from the new directory’s parent directory,
use the acl modify command to create the necessary ACL entries. For example:
dcecp> acl modify /.:/sales -add {user cell_admin rwdtcia}
(See the acl(8dce) reference page for complete information on the arguments and
options for the acl modify command.)
18.1.4 Upgrading the Directory Version on the Cell Root Directory
Upgrading the directory version on the cell root directory has special significance. This
procedure implies that all CDS servers in the cell have been upgraded to the latest
version, given that a cell root directory is replicated in all CDS servers in the cell. After
you have set the CDS_UpgradeTo attribute on the cell root directory, the server
software soon recognizes this and sets the CDS_UpgradeTo attribute on all directories
in the cell. Eventually, the CDS_DirectoryVersion attribute on all the affected
directories in the cell will be upgraded to the new value.
18.1.5 Upgrading the Directory Version on a Directory
To use new features in a given release of CDS, you may need to explicitly update the
directory version of a directory. This typically occurs when the servers replicating the
directory all have been upgraded to the latest version of software, as older versions will
not recognize the new features.
To upgrade the directory version, you need write permission to the directory and you
must use the following commands:
dcecp> directory modify directory-name -add {CDS_UpgradeTo <v.n>} -single
dcecp> directory synchronize directory-name
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