OSF DCE Administration Guide--Introduction

Managing DCE Configurations
S:****** Attempting to stop all running DCE daemons...
After dce_config stops the daemons, it displays the following message and returns the
DCE Main Menu.
S:****** Successfully stopped all running DCE daemons.
9.3 Unconfiguring Client and Server Machines
The UNCONFIGURE function is used to reverse the effects of configuring a client or
server machine. This function unconfigures machines by removing their entries from the
cell namespace and Security registry.
The UNCONFIGURE function only unconfigures CDS servers and Security replica
servers. It does not unconfigure the Security master server.
To completely unconfigure a machine, you must also run the REMOVE function. The
REMOVE function will delete any files created during the machine’s configuration.
Before you can run the UNCONFIGURE function, all the DCE daemons on the
machine must be running. If you need to restart daemons, run the START function.
If the configuration of a Security and CDS client did not complete successfully, you must
unconfigure the machine from some other machine in the cell.
The UNCONFIGURE function invokes the /etc/dce.unconfig component script and, if
DFS is installed on the machine, the /etc/dfs.unconfig component script. You can invoke
these component scripts directly. (The component scripts are described in Chapter 10.)
Unlike other dce_config functions, you can run the UNCONFIGURE function remotely.
The steps to unconfigure either a server or client machine are the following:
1. At the DCE Main Menu, type 5 and press <RETURN>.
The dce_config script displays the following message:
S:****** Attempting to unconfigure a node from the cell name space...
Then, dce_config prompts for the name of the machine to unconfigure:
Enter hostname of node to be unconfigured: (host_name)
2. Type the name of the machine to be unconfigured and press <RETURN>.
The dce_config script displays the following prompt:
Unconfiguring a node will remove the node’s ability
to operate in the cell. A reconfiguration of the node
will be required.
Do you wish to continue (y/n)? (n)
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