OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

Creating and Maintaining Accounts
from the local machine, an entry is created for that user. This new entry overwrites the
oldest of the 10 entries currently existing in the local registry. As users log in from the
machine for the first time, their newly created registry entry overwrites the oldest entry.
To set the Capacity attribute value for the local registry, use the rgy_edt properties
command.
Note that, when you first enter the command, it displays the current registry capacity
and lifespan. In addition, it shows the number of account entries that are in the local
registry and the number of TGT entries. There is one TGT entry, which contains the
account’s credentials, for each account entry.
$ rgy_edit -l
rgy_edit=> properties
Local Registry Properties:
Capacity: 25 entries
Contains: 6 account entries
Contains: 6 tgt entries
Lifespan: 3w
Do you wish to make changes [y/n]? (n) y
Enter local registry capacity: (25) 50
Enter acct lifespan in days or ’forever’: (3w) 12w
In the preceding example, 12w specifies a 12-week lifespan. When you enter the
lifespan, you can enter:
• forever—To designate that the entry will never expire. The entry can be
overwritten if it exceeds the registry capacity, however. Entering 0 (zero) at the
Enter acct lifespan in days or ’forever’: (3w) prompt has the same effect as
entering forever.
• a decimal number—To specify the number of measurement units (weeks, days,
hours, minutes, seconds). This number is generally accompanied by a measurement
unit, as described next. If you enter only a number without an accompanying
measurement unit, the measurement unit defaults to days.
• w, d, h, m, or s—To specify the measurement units:
— w for weeks
— d for days
— h for hours
— m for minutes
— s for seconds
You can use any combination of the measurement units with their accompanying
numbers. For example, to set the lifespan to 12 weeks, 8 hours, and 30 seconds, enter
the following command:
Enter acct lifespan in days or ’forever’: (3w) 12w8h30s
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