OSF DCE Administration Guide--Introduction

Overview of the dce_conﬁg Script

<RETURN>.

All dce_conﬁg menus display the name of the node on which you are running

dce_conﬁg. In the sample menus shown in this guide, the actual node name is

represented by host_name.

6.2 Defaults

The dce_conﬁg script prompts you for information it needs. You supply that information

by typing it in after the prompt and pressing <RETURN>. When dce_conﬁg prompts

you for information, it shows the default value in parentheses just after the prompt. For

example, in the following prompt for the location of the message catalogs, the default is

/usr/lib/nls/C.

Enter the directory into which message catalogs

should be stored on the local machine

(/usr/lib/nls/C):

To accept a default value, press <RETURN> without typing in any other information.

6.3 Messages and Message Logging

As the dce_conﬁg script processes, it displays messages that inform you of actions being

taken and errors encountered. You can receive the following six types of messages:

error, warning, summary, detail, verbose, and debug.

The messasges for error, warning, and summary errors are displayed on your screen by

default. You can designate which type of messages are to be displayed, though, by

setting environment variables (See Chapter 10.) All messages are also recorded in the

dce_conﬁg log ﬁle. The following subsections describe each type of message that the

dce_conﬁg script generates.

6.3.1 Error Messages

Error messages inform you that an unexpected, possibly fatal, error has occurred. When

you receive an error message, you must either press <RETURN> to continue processing

or CTRL-C to exit. Error messages have the form:

ERROR: message text

Press <RETURN> to continue, CTRL-C to exit:

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