OSF DCE Administration Guide--Introduction

Chapter 10. Customizing the dce_config
Processing
This chapter contains information useful for customizing dce_config processing.
Specifically, it describes:
• Automating dce_config processing
• Setting the dce_config environment variables
• Controlling the logging of messages
• Using the the dce_config component scripts
10.1 Automating dce_config Processing
Using an environment file and a command file, you can automate dce_config processing.
The environment file sets the DCE and DFS environment variables. These variables
provide answers to the user prompts encountered during interactive processing. This
means that you do not have to answer the prompts, instead dce_config obtains the
answers from the variable settings. (Note that you can also set the variables as shell
variables. Sections 10.2.1 and 10.2.2 describe the variables and their settings.)
The command file is a shell script that initiates installation and configuration processing.
If you use a command file, dce_config does not display the menus and initiate interactive
processing, but instead sources the command file for instructions.
If you use both the environment and command file, you can completely automate
dce_config processing. If you use only the environment file, you can partially automate
dce_config processing. In this case although you must make the menu selections that
indicate which components to install and configure, you are not required to answer the
prompts displayed during a non-automated installation and configuration.
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