OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

OSF DCE Administration Guide—Core Components
dcecp> link modify /.:/eng/link01 -change {CDS_LinkTimeout \
(1994-12-31-12:00:00 000-00:00:00}
The following command changes the expiration value of a soft link that is named
/.:/eng/link01 to December 31, 1994, at 12:00 p.m. and sets the soft link’s extension
value to 90 days:
dcecp> link modify /.:/eng/link01 -change {CDS_LinkTimeout \
1994-12-31-12:00:00 090-00:00:00}
21.1.4 Deleting a Soft Link
If you find that a permanent soft link has outlasted its original purpose, or if you prefer
not to wait until a soft link’s assigned expiration and extension times have been reached,
you can delete the soft link from the namespace yourself.
Use the link delete command to delete the soft link of the name that you specify.
To delete a soft link, you must have delete permission to the soft link, or administer
permission to the directory that stores the soft link.
For example, the following command deletes a soft link that is named /.:/dist/pointer_1:
dcecp> link delete /.:/dist/pointer_1
21.2 Modifying a Directory’s Replica Set
A directory’s replica set always contains a master replica; it can also contain other read-
only replicas. The values that are stored in the CDS_Replicas attribute that is associated
with a directory contain information that describes the directory’s replica set, including
how many replicas exist, their replica types, and the name of the clearinghouse where
each of the replicas is stored. You can use the CDS control program (cdscp) set
directory to new epoch command to overwrite the current values that are stored in the
directory’s CDS_Replicas attribute and to perform either or both of the following tasks
in a single command:
• Designate a new master replica in a directory’s replica set.
• Exclude a replica from a directory’s replica set.
Note: As part of the set directory to new epoch command, CDS initiates an
immediate skulk on the directory to distribute modifications to all members
of the replica set as soon as possible.
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