1 show 2 child Displays current information about the specified child pointer. SHOW CHILD child-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] ARGUMENTS child-name A specific child name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of child pointers. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute-specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics DNS$ChildCTS DNS$CTS DNS$Replicas DNS$UTS prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. DESCRIPTION This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the directory in which the child pointer is located. 3 characteristics Every DECdns entity has attributes, which are pieces or sets of data associated with that entity. Characteristics are attributes that reflect or affect the operational behavior of an entity. The following are descriptions of valid characteristics: DNS$ChildCTS Specifies the creation timestamp (CTS) of the child directory referenced by the child pointer. DNS$CTS Specifies the CTS of the specified child pointer. DNS$Replicas Specifies the address, CTS, and name of a set of clearinghouses where a copy of the child directory referenced by the child pointer is located. This attribute also specifies whether the directory in a particular clearinghouse is a master or read-only replica. DNS$UTS Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of the child pointer. 3 example The following command displays the creation timestamp (CTS) of the child directory .sales to which the child pointer refers. dns> show child .sales dns$cts 3 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard child- name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 2 clearinghouse Displays DECdns attribute information about the specified clearinghouse. SYNOPSIS SHOW CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments clearinghouse-name A specific clearinghouse name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of clearinghouses. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all identifiers all status DNS$ACS DNS$CHCTS DNS$CHDirectories DNS$CHLastAddress DNS$CHName DNS$CHState DNS$CHUpPointers DNS$NSCTS DNS$NSNickname DNS$UTS prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Specify one or more of the following prepositional phrases: with attribute [relop] value to file[=]filename to extend file[=]filename to terminal Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. ACCESS RIGHTS You need read access to the clearinghouse to display a list of known attributes or the value of an attribute. 3 access Displays the access control set of a clearinghouse. SYNOPSIS SHOW CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name ACCESS [prepositional-phrase] Arguments clearinghouse-name The name of the clearinghouse for which you want to see the access control set. It can be a specific clearinghouse name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of clearinghouses. prepositional-phrase You can affect the destination or content of command output by using prepositional phrases. ACCESS RIGHTS You need read access to the clearinghouse. 4 example The following example is a command that displays the access control set of the .ny_ch clearinghouse. dns> show clearinghouse .ny_ch access 4 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 3 characteristics Every DECdns entity has attributes, which are pieces or sets of data associated with that entity. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. The following are descriptions of valid clearinghouse attributes: CHARACTERISTICS DNS$ACS Specifies the access control set for the clearinghouse. DNS$CHCTS Specifies the time at which the clearinghouse was created. DNS$CHLastAddress Specifies the current reported network address of the clearinghouse. DNS$CHUpPointers Specifies pointers to clearinghouses that contain replicas closer to the root than those in this clearinghouse. If the attribute has no values, either this clearinghouse stores a replica of the root directory, or it has not yet obtained the necessary up-pointer information from other clearinghouses. DNS$NSCTS Specifies the creation timestamp of the namespace of which the clearinghouse is a part. DNS$NSNickname Specifies the nickname of the namespace of which the clearinghouse is a part. DNS$UTS Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of the clearinghouse. IDENTIFIER DNS$CHName Specifies the full name of the clearinghouse. STATUS ATTRIBUTES DNS$CHDirectories Specifies the full name and creation timestamp (CTS) of every directory that has a replica in this clearinghouse. DNS$CHState Specifies the state of the clearinghouse. Broken The clearinghouse has a fatal error condition. Initial The clearinghouse is in the process of initializing. Off The clearinghouse is not available. On The clearinghouse is running and available. Shut The clearinghouse is in the process of an orderly shutdown. 3 example The following command displays the current values of the DNS$ACS attribute associated with the .chicago1_ch clearinghouse. dns> show clearinghouse .chicago1_ch DNS$ACS 3 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard child- name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 2 directory Displays current information about the specified directory. SYNOPSIS SHOW DIRECTORY directory-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase]) Arguments directory-name A specific directory name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of directories. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute group or a particular attribute. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics DNS$ACS DNS$AllUpTo DNS$Convergence DNS$CTS DNS$DirectoryVersion DNS$InCHName DNS$ParentPointer DNS$Replicas DNS$UpGradeTo DNS$UTS prepositional phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Specify one or more of the following prepositional phrases: with attribute [relop] value to file[=]filename to extend file[=]filename to terminal Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. ACCESS RIGHTS You need read access to the directory to use the show command. 3 access Displays the access control set of a directory. SYNOPSIS SHOW DIRECTORY directory-name ACCESS [prepositional-phrase] Arguments directory-name A specific directory name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of directories. prepositional-phrase ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the directory. 4 example The following command displays the access control set of the directory .sales and stores the output in a file called sdshow. dns> show directory .sales access, to file sdshow 4 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 3 attributes Every DECdns entity has attributes, which are pieces or sets of data associated with that entity. Characteristics are attributes that reflect or affect the operational behavior of an entity. If you do not supply any specified attribute, the command displays all attributes and their values. You can use any combination of specified attributes in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate attributes. The following are descriptions of valid attributes: CHARACTERISTICS DNS$ACS Specifies the access control set for the directory. DNS$AllUpTo Indicates the date and time of the last successful skulk on the directory. All replicas of the directory are guaranteed to have received all updates whose timestamps are less than the value of this characteristic. DNS$Convergence Specifies the degree of consistency among replicas. This attribute's value can be one of the following: Low The next skulk distributes all updates that occurred since the previous skulk. Skulks occur at least once every 24 hours. Medium DECdns attempts to propagate an update to all replicas. If the attempt fails, the next scheduled skulk makes the replicas consistent. Skulks occur at least once every 12 hours. High DECdns attempts to propagate an update to all replicas. If the attempt fails (for example, if one of the replicas is unavailable), a skulk is scheduled for within 1 hour. Background skulks will occur at least once every 12 hours. Use this setting temporarily and briefly, because it uses extensive system resources. By default, every directory inherits the convergence setting of its parent at creation time. The default setting of the root directory is medium. DNS$CTS Specifies the creation timestamp (CTS) of the directory DECdns. DNS$DirectoryVersion Specifies the current version of the directory (derived from the DNS$Directory Version attribute of the clearinghouse in which the directory was created). Multiple directory versions are supported in a namespace. DNS$InCHName Specifies whether a directory or any of its descendants can store clearinghouse names. If this value is True, the directory can store clearinghouse names. If it is False, the directory cannot store clearinghouse names. DNS$ParentPointer Contains a set of pointers to replicas of this directory's parent in the namespace. DNS$Replicas Specifies the address, creation timestamp (CTS), and name of every clearinghouse where a replica of this directory is located. This attribute also specifies whether the replica in a particular clearinghouse is a master or read-only replica. DNS$UpgradeTo Controls the upgrading of a directory from one version of DECdns to another. By modifying this attribute, you can initiate the upgrading of a directory to a newer version of DECdns. DNS$UTS Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of the directory. 3 example The following command displays the creation timestamp (CTS), the time at which the .admin directory was created. dns> show directory .admin dns$cts 3 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard child- name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 2 dns 3 clerk Displays current information about the specified DECdns clerk. SYNOPSIS SHOW [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK [attribute-specifier] Arguments node-id The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local node is assumed. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all counters all status Authentication Failures Cache Bypasses Cache Hits Clerk Timeout Creation Time Default Namespace Incompatible Protocol Errors Miscellaneous Operations Read Operations Solicit Holddown State UID Version Write Operations Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can also enter this command through the NCL interface. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. The following is a description of the clerk attributes: 4 attributes CHARACTERISTICS Clerk Timeout Specifies the default timeout of client interface calls. If no response is received in the specified time, an error message will be generated. The default is 60 seconds. Default Namespace Contains the name of the clerk's default namespace. Solicit Holddown Specifies the time (in seconds) to wait after initialization before soliciting advertisements from servers. The default is 15 seconds. UID Uniquely identifies the entity. Version Specifies the version of the DECdns architecture implemented by this clerk. COUNTERS Authentication Failures Specifies the number of times a requesting principal failed authentication procedures. Cache Bypasses Specifies the number of requests to read attributes for which the clerk was specifically directed by the requesting application to bypass its own cache. Instead, a server is contacted to get the requested information. This counter does not account for requests that the clerk is unable to satisfy from the cache or for requests to look up names or enumerate the contents of directories. Cache Hits Specifies the total number of read requests directed to this clerk that were satisfied entirely by the information contained in its own cache. This figure accounts only for requests to read attribute values and does not include requests to look up names or enumerate the contents of directories. Creation Time Specifies the time at which this entity was created. Incompatible Protocol Errors Specifies the number of times this clerk received a response to one of its own requests from a server running a protocol version of DECdns software that was incompatible with the protocol version of DECdns software the clerk was running. Clerk requests directed to servers running incompatible protocol versions do not complete. Miscellaneous Operations Specifies the number of operations other than read and write (that is, skulks, enumerating contents of directories, and so on) performed by this clerk. Read Operations Specifies the number of lookup operations performed by this clerk. This counter accounts only for requests to read attributes and does not include name lookups or enumerations of multiple names. Write Operations Specifies how many requests to modify data were processed by this clerk. STATUS ATTRIBUTES State Specifies the state of the DECdns clerk. Broken The DECdns clerk has a fatal error condition. Initial The DECdns clerk is in the process of initializing. Off The DECdns clerk is not available. On The DECdns clerk is running and available. Shut The DECdns clerk is in the process of an orderly shutdown. PRIVILEGES REQUIRED You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a VMS system. No special privileges are required on an ULTRIX system. 4 example The following command displays the state of the clerk running on node .mfg.ariel. dns> show node .mfg.ariel dns clerk state 4 known_namespace Displays current information about the specified namespace. SYNOPSIS SHOW [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK KNOWN NAMESPACE identifier [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments node-id The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local node is assumed. identifier The identifier of the namespace. You can use one of the following identifiers: the simple name for the namespace, which can contain wildcard characters, or the NSCTS, which is the value of the namespace creation timestamp that is automatically assigned when the namespace is created. The format of the NSCTS is 14 pairs of hex digits (xx-xx). attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all counters all identifiers all status Ambiguous Creation Time Explicit Creation Name Nickname NSCTS prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the content of command output. Specify the following prepositional phrase: with attribute [relop] value Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can also enter this command through the NCL interface. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in a single command. Use a comma to separate the specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. PRIVILEGES REQUIRED You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a VMS system. No special privileges are required on an ULTRIX system. 5 attributes Every DECdns entity has attributes, which are pieces or sets of data associated with that entity. Characteristics are attributes that reflect or affect the operational behavior of an entity. The following are descriptions of valid characteristics: You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in a single command. Use a comma to separate the specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. The following are descriptions of valid counters, identifiers, and status attributes: COUNTER Creation Time Specifies the time at which the clerk added this known namespace to its cache. IDENTIFIERS Name Specifies an external, human-readable name by which the namespace can be identified. If the namespace nickname is unique, the Name is the same as the Nickname. Otherwise, the Name is generated by appending _n to the nickname for some value of n that makes it unique. The Ambiguous attribute is then set true for the known namespace. NSCTS Specifies the creation timestamp of the namespace. STATUS ATTRIBUTES Ambiguous Indicates whether the nickname for this namespace is ambiguous; that is, more than one namespace known to this clerk has the same nickname. If true, the namespace nickname is ambiguous. If false, the namespace nickname is unique. Explicit Creation Specifies whether the namespace was created by a create command. If false, the namespace was created by the clerk itself. Nickname The name given to the namespace when it was created. 5 example The following command displays the identifiers of all namespaces with ambiguous nicknames. dns> show dns clerk known namespace *, with ambiguous=true 5 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Be sure to precede the following prepositional phrase with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard child- name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. 4 manual_nameserver Displays the knowledge in the clerk's cache about a server that exists across a wide area network (WAN). SYNOPSIS SHOW [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK MANUAL NAMESERVER name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments node-id The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local node is assumed. name The name of the manual nameserver entity that you want to show. It can contain wildcard characters. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all counters all identifiers all status Creation Time Failed Solicits Last Solicit Name Successful Solicits Towers UID prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the content of command output. Specify the following prepositional phrase: with attribute [relop] value Description This command displays the names and values from the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can also enter this command through the NCL interface. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in a single command. Use a comma to separate the specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. PRIVILEGES REQUIRED You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a VMS system. No special privileges are required on an ULTRIX system. 5 attributes The following are descriptions of valid characteristics, counters, identifiers, and status attributes: CHARACTERISTICS Towers Specifes the DECnet/OSI address of the server that this entity represents. UID Uniquely identifies the entity. COUNTERS Creation Time Specifies the time at which the clerk created knowledge of this server in its cache. Successful Solicits The number of times the clerk made a successful solicit connection to the server and received clearinghouse advertisement data back. Failed Solicits The number of times solicitation of clearinghouse advertisement data from the nameserver failed. IDENTIFIER Name Specifies an external, human-readable name by which the nameserver can be identified. STATUS ATTRIBUTE Last Solicit Indicates the time at which the clerk last tried to solicit this nameserver. 5 prepositional_phrases You can affect the content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede the following prepositional phrase with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. 5 example The following command displays the Name attribute of the manual nameserver rns. dns> show dns clerk manual nameserver rns Name 4 remote_clearinghouse Displays current information about the specified remote clearinghouse. SYNOPSIS SHOW [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK REMOTE CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments node-id The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local node is assumed. clearinghouse-name A specific clearinghouse name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of clearinghouses. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all counters all identifiers Creation Time CTS Miscellaneous Operations Name Read Operations UID Write Operations prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the content of command output. Specify the following prepositional phrase: with attribute [relop] value Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can also enter this command through the NCL interface. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. PRIVILEGES REQUIRED You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a VMS system. No special privileges are required on an ULTRIX system. 5 attributes The following are descriptions of valid characteristics, counters, and identifiers: CHARACTERISTICS UID Identifies the remote clearinghouse entity. COUNTERS Creation Time Specifies the time at which this entity was created. Miscellaneous Operations Specifies the number of operations other than read and write (that is, skulks, new epochs, and so on) performed by this clerk on the remote clearinghouse. Read Operations Specifies the number of lookup operations of any sort performed by the clerk on the remote clearinghouse. Write Operations Specifies the number of write operations performed by this clerk on the remote clearinghouse. IDENTIFIERS CTS Indicates the creation timestamp (CTS) of this entity. Name Specifies the full name of the clearinghouse. 5 prepositional_phrases You can affect the content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede the following prepositional phrase with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard clearinghouse-name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. 5 example The following command displays the CTS of the remote clearinghouse .paris2_ch cached by the clerk on node .jmh. dns> show node .jmh dns clerk remote clearinghouse .paris2_ch cts 3 server Displays current information about the specified server. SYNOPSIS SHOW [NODE node-id] DNS SERVER [attribute-specifier] Arguments node-id The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local node is assumed. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all counters all status Authentication Failures Child Pointer Update Failures Creation Time Crucial Replica Removals Backed Out Future Skew Incompatible Protocol Errors Maximum Protocol Version Minimum Protocol Version Possible Cycles Read Accesses Security Failures Skulks Completed Skulks Initiated State Times Lookup Paths Broken UID Version Write Accesses Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in the attribute-specifier argument. You can also enter this command through the NCL interface. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. PRIVILEGES REQUIRED You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a VMS system. No special privileges are required on an ULTRIX system. 4 attributes The following are descriptions of valid characteristics, counters, and status attributes: CHARACTERISTICS Future Skew Specifies the maximum amount of time that a timestamp can vary from local system time at the server node. This characteristic ensures data consistency. Maximum Protocol Version Specifies the maximum version of the DECdns clerk/server protocol that this particular DECdns server supports. Minimum Protocol Version Specifies the minimum version of the DECdns clerk/server protocol that this particular DECdns server supports. UID Uniquely identifies the entity. Version Specifies the version of the architecture implemented by this server. COUNTERS Authentication Failures Specifies the number of times a requesting principal failed authentication procedures. Child Pointer Update Failures Specifies the number of times the server background process was unable to contact all the clearinghouses where a replica of a particular child directory's parent directory is stored, and was therefore unable to apply the child updates that have occurred since the last skulk. This counter increases by one at each occurrence of the Cannot Update Child Pointer event. Creation Time Specifies the time when the DECdns server entity was created. Crucial Replica Removals Backed Out Specifies the number of times a user attempted (from this server) to remove a replica that is crucial to the connectivity of a directory hierarchy. The server background process prevents users from accidentally disconnecting lower-level directories from higher- level directories. When it detects an attempt to remove a crucial replica, it will not execute the command to do so. This counter increases by one at each occurrence of the Crucial Replica event. Incompatible Protocol Errors Accounts for the total number of requests received by this server from a clerk running an incompatible protocol version. A server can communicate with any clerk running the same protocol version, or the version previous to the one it is running. This counter increases by one at each occurrence of the Incompatible Request event. Possible Cycles Specifies the number of times this server followed a chain and encountered an entry already in the chain. For example, a soft link is created that points to a series of links that eventually point back to the first link, or a group which is a member of itself. This counter increases by one at occurrence of the Possible Cycles event. Read Accesses Specifies the number of read operations directed to this DECdns server. Security Failures Specifies the number of times the Security Failures event was generated. This counter is increased whenever a DECdns server has insufficient access rights to a directory or object to perform either a client-requested action or a background operation. Skulks Completed Specifies the number of skulks that were successfully completed by this DECdns server. Skulks Initiated Specifies the number of skulks that were initiated by this DECdns server. Times Lookup Paths Broken Specifies the number of broken connections between clearinghouses on this server and clearinghouses closer to the root. Incoming requests to this server that require a downward lookup in the directory hierarchy may still succeed, but requests requiring lookup in directories closer to the root will fail. This counter increases by one at each occurrence of the Broken Lookup Paths event. Write Accesses Specifies the number of write operations to this DECdns server. STATUS ATTRIBUTES State Specifies the state of the DECdns server. Broken The server has a fatal error condition. Initial The server is initializing. Off The server is not available. On The server is running and available. Shut The server is undergoing an orderly shutdown. 4 example The following command displays information about the number of completed skulks on the server running on node .sales.orion. dns> show node .sales.orion dns server skulks completed 4 clearinghouse Displays current NCL attribute information about the specified clearinghouse. SYNOPSIS SHOW [NODE node-id] DNS SERVER CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments node-id The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local node is assumed. clearinghouse-name A specific clearinghouse name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching clearinghouse simple names. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all counters all identifiers all status Creation Time Data Corruptions Disable Counts CTS Enable Counts Name Read Accesses References Returned Skulk Failures State Times Clearinghouse Entry Missing Times Root Not Reachable UID Upgrades Not Possible Write Accesses prepositional phrase A phrase that affects the content of command output. Specify the following prepositional phrase: with attribute [relop] value Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can also enter this command through the NCL interface. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all identifiers and their values. ACCESS RIGHTS You need read access to the clearinghouse to display a list of known attributes or the value of an attribute. PRIVILEGE REQUIRED You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a VMS system. No special privileges are required on an ULTRIX system. 5 characteristics Every DECdns entity has attributes, which are pieces or sets of data associated with that entity. The following are descriptions of valid ncl attributes: CHARACTERISTIC CTS Specifies the creation timestamp (CTS) of this clearinghouse. UID Uniquely identifies the entity. COUNTERS Creation Time Specifies the time at which the clearinghouse entity was created. Data Corruptions Specifies the number of times that the Data Corruption event was generated. Disable Counts Specifies the number of times that the clearinghouse was disabled since it was last started. Enable Counts Specifies the number of times that the clearinghouse was enabled since it was last started. Read Accesses Specifies the number of read operations directed to this clearinghouse. References Returned Specifies the number of requests directed to this clearinghouse that resulted in the return of a partial answer instead of satisfying the client's request. Skulk Failures Specifies the number of times that a skulk of a directory, initiated from this clearinghouse, failed to complete-usually because one of the replicas in the replica set was unreachable. Times Clearinghouse Entry Missing Specifies the number of times the Clearinghouse Entry Missing event was generated. Times Root Not Reachable Specifies the number of times the Root Lost event was generated. Upgrades Not Possible Specifies the number of times that the clearinghouse tried to upgrade a directory and failed. Write Accesses Specifies the number of write operations directed to this clearinghouse. IDENTIFIER Name Specifies the full name of the clearinghouse. STATUS ATTRIBUTES State Specifies the state of the clearinghouse. Broken The clearinghouse has a fatal error condition. Initial The clearinghouse is in the process of initializing. Off The clearinghouse is not available. On The clearinghouse is running and available. Shut The clearinghouse is in the process of an orderly shutdown. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES You can affect the content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede the following prepositional phrase with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard clearinghouse-name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. 5 example The following command displays the current value of the Write Accesses counter associated with the .chicago1_ch clearinghouse on server node .midwest1. dns> show node .midwest1 dns server clearinghouse .chicago1_ch 0 - _> Write Accesses 5 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Be sure to precede the following prepositional phrase with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard child- name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. 2 group Displays current information about the specified group. SYNOPSIS SHOW GROUP group-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments group-name A specific group name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of groups. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics DNS$ACS DNS$CTS DNS$GroupRevoke DNS$Members DNS$UTS prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Specify one or more of the following prepositional phrases: with attribute [relop] value to file[=]filename to extend file[=]filename to terminal Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in a single command. Use a comma to separate the specifiers. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. ACCESS RIGHTS You need read access to the group for which you want to display attribute information. 3 access Displays the access control set of a group. FORMAT SHOW GROUP group-name ACCESS [prepositional-phrase] Arguments group-name A specific group name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of groups. prepositional-phrase ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the group. 4 example The following command displays the access control set of the group .eng.testgroup. dns> show group .eng.testgroup access 4 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 3 attributes If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. CHARACTERISTICS The following are descriptions of valid characteristics: DNS$ACS Specifies the access control set of the group. DNS$CTS Specifies the creation timestamp of this group. DNS$GroupRevoke Specifies a timeout that determines how long a positive result from a group membership test operation may be cached by the clerk that issued the request. DNS$Members Specifies the DECdns full name of each member of the group. Members are specified as a group name, a collection of principals denoted with wildcards (for example, .org.name*), or an individual name in the format nodename.username. To specify a DNS Version 1-style principal, use the format nodename::username. DNS$UTS Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of the group. 3 example The following command displays the full name of each member of the group .sales_group1. dns> show group .sales_group1 DNS$members 3 prepositional_phrases You can affect the destination or content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard group-name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 2 link Displays current information about the specified soft link. SYNOPSIS SHOW LINK link-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments link-name A specific name of a soft link or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of soft links. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics DNS$ACS DNS$CTS DNS$LinkTarget DNS$LinkTimeout DNS$UTS prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Specify one or more of the following prepositional phrases: with attribute [relop] value to file[=]filename to extend file[=]filename to terminal Description This command displays the names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the soft link. 3 access Displays the access control set of a soft link. SYNOPSIS SHOW LINK link-name ACCESS [prepositional-phrase] Arguments link-name A specific name of a soft link or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of soft links. prepositional-phrase ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the soft link. 4 example The following command displays the access control set of the soft link .sales.australia and stores the output in a file called slshow. dns>show link .sales.australia access, to file=slshow 4 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 3 attributes CHARACTERISTICS The following are descriptions of valid characteristics. DNS$ACS Specifies the access control set for the soft link. DNS$CTS Specifies the creation timestamp of this soft link. DNS$LinkTarget Specifies the full name of the directory, object entry, or other soft link to which the soft link points. DNS$LinkTimeout Specifies a timeout value after which the soft link is either extended or deleted. The timeout value contains both an expiration time and an extension time. If the soft link does not point to anything when it is checked, it is deleted. DNS$UTS Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of the soft link. 3 example The following command shows the full name of the directory, object entry, or other soft link to which the soft link named .sales.australia points. dns> show link .sales.australia DNS$LinkTarget 3 prepositional_phrases You can affect the destination or content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard link-name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 2 object Displays current information about the specified object entry. SYNOPSIS SHOW OBJECT object-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional-phrase] Arguments object-name A specific object entry name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of object entries. attribute-specifier The name of an application-defined attribute, user-defined attribute, or an attribute group. Enter one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics DNA$Towers DNS$ACS DNS$Address DNS$Class DNS$ClassVersion DNS$CTS DNS$ObjectUID DNS$UTS prepositional-phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Specify one or more of the following prepositional phrases: with attribute [relop] value to file[=]filename to extend file[=]filename to terminal Description This command displays current information about the specified object entry. Application-defined attributes for an object are included in the output of this command (if they exist). Names and values of the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier are also shown. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate specifiers. ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the object. 3 access Displays the access control set of an object entry. SYNOPSIS SHOW OBJECT object-name ACCESS [prepositional-phrase] Arguments object-name A specific object entry name or a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of object entries. prepositional-phrase ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the object entry. 4 example The following command displays the access control set of the object entry .sales.east.floor1Ln03 and stores the output in a file called coshow. dns> show object .sales.east.floor1ln03 access, to file=coshow 4 prepositional_phrases A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 3 attributes CHARACTERISTICS The following are descriptions of valid characteristics: DNA$Towers Specifies the DECnet/OSI address of every node at which the object entry may be found. This attribute is used only by DECnet/OSI nodes and servers. DNS$ACS Specifies the access control set for the object entry. DNS$Address Specifies the DECnet Phase IV address of every node at which the object entry may be found. This attribute is used only by Phase IV nodes and servers. DNS$Class Classifies objects according to the type of object being named. Client application programs can define their own classes for object entries that their application creates. DNS$ClassVersion Allows the definition of an object class to be evolved over time (for example, by changing the definition of the class-specific attributes) without confusing the clients of the DECdns directory service. DNS$CTS Specifies the creation timestamp of this object. DNS$ObjectUID Specifies the unique identifier (UID) associated with the object entry. This attribute is optional and, if present, its value can be null. Clients are responsible for maintaining the UIDs of object entries that they are using; DECdns does not ensure that object entry UIDs are valid or unique. DNS$UTS Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of the object entry. In addition, application-specific attributes may exist for an object entry. See your application programmer for a list of application- defined attributes. 3 example The following command lists the DNS$CTS value of the object entry new_dev. dns> show object new_dev DNS$CTS 3 prepositional_phrases You can affect the destination or content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard object-name, limits the output only to directories whose specified attributes have certain values. to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option. 2 replica Displays current information about the specified replica. SYNOPSIS SHOW REPLICA directory-name [AT] CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name [attribute-specifier] [prepositional phrase] Arguments directory-name The full name of the directory. clearinghouse-name The full name of the clearinghouse. attribute-specifier The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Specify one or more of the following attribute specifiers: all [attributes] all characteristics all identifiers all status DNS$CTS DNS$Epoch DNS$LastSkulk DNS$LastUpdate DNS$ReplicaState DNS$ReplicaType DNS$ReplicaVersion DNS$RingPointer prepositional phrase A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output. Specify one or more of the following prepositional phrases: to file[=]filename to extend file[=]filename to terminal Description This command displays the names and values from the attributes or attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. This command displays directory-specific attributes as well as per-replica attributes. If you do not supply any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and their values. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers in any sequence in a single command. ACCESS RIGHTS You must have read access to the directory from which this replica was created. 3 attributes The following are descriptions of valid characteristics, identifiers, and status attributes: CHARACTERISTICS DNS$CTS Specifies the creation timestamp (CTS) of the directory of which this replica is a copy. DNS$LastSkulk Records the timestamp of the last skulk that began processing this particular replica of a directory. This will be zero for read-only replicas since they do not start processing for a skulk. DNS$LastUpdate Records the timestamp of the last update to any attribute of the replica, or any change to the contents of the replica, including object entries, child pointers, and soft links. This will be zero for read-only replicas. DNS$ReplicaType Specifies the replica type of a directory. DNS$ReplicaVersion Specifies the replica version of a directory. DNS$RingPointer Specifies the creation timestamp (CTS) of all clearinghouses containing another replica of this directory. IDENTIFIER DNS$Epoch Identifies a replica as part of a directory's complete set. STATUS ATTRIBUTE DNS$ReplicaState Specifies the internal state of a replica. When you create or delete a replica, it goes through various states. 3 example The following command displays the replica type of the .eng directory in the .chicago2_ch clearinghouse. dns> show replica .eng at clearinghouse .chicago2_ch DNS$ReplicaType 3 prepositional_phrases You can affect the destination or content of command output by using prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a space: to file[=]filename Redirects the output to filename. If the file does not exist, this command creates it. If the file does exist, its contents are overwritten. to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an existing filename. If the file does not exist, it is created. to terminal Directs the output to the terminal. This is the default option.