OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

OSF DCE Administration Guide—Core Components
— An intermediary program that plays the role of a clerk on a client system. DTS
clerks obtain the time from a DTS server and adjust the clock.
• clock
This object represents the local system’s clock and the time that the clock tells.
25.1.2 dcecp Operations for DTS
Table 25-1 summarizes the operations performed by dcecp commands on DTS objects.
TABLE 25-1. dcecp Operations for DTS
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Operation Description
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Changes the state of the clerk or server process from
inactive to active and causes the object to synchronize
its time.
activate
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configure Configures a server as a global or local server.
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Changes the state of a clerk or server process from
active to inactive and causes the object to stop
synchronizing its time.
deactivate
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Displays a list of operations that can be performed on
the clerk, server, or clock, or a verbose description of
the specified object.
help
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modify Modifies the attribute information for a clerk or server.
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Displays a short list of the operations that can be
performed on the clerk, server, or clock.
operations
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Sets the clock gradually or immediately to the time
specified by the argument (in DTS-style timestamp
format).
set
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For a clerk or server, displays information about
attributes or counters. For a clock, displays the
clock’s time in the DTS-style timestamp format.
show
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stop Stops the clerk or server process.
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Tells dtsd to gradually or immediately synchronize
(the -abruptly option) with the DTS servers.
synchronize
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25.1.3 DTSObject Attributes and Counters
DTS clerk and server objects have attributes and counters, which are pieces or sets of
data that reflect or affect their operational behavior. Some DTS clerk and server
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