Namespace Manager

Reduce both your DCE learning curve and administrative task completion time with Namespace Manager, part of the DCE Cell Manager toolset. Its graphical user interface shows the Cell Directory Service (CDS) namespace hierarchy at a glance and lets you view, search, and edit namespace entries.

Namespace Manager snapshot (about 12.5K)

Without learning the complex command-line syntax of DCE, you can

• Create, move, link, and delete CDS directories
• Add and remove CDS namespace entries, including RPC server, group, and profile entries
• Add, change, and delete access permissions for users and security groups on cell namespace entries
• Ping RPC server entries to determine whether they are alive on the network
• Backup and restore CDS directories to reconstruct corrupted namespace data

Namespace Manager features include:

• Easily identified namespace object types that make cell organization clear
• Search functions that help you target the appropriate entries
• Multiple targeting that lets you operate on several selected entries without complicated interactive command-line sessions
• Task-oriented menus that display the proper options for the entries you select
• One-step combination of underlying DCE commands whenever possible to decrease your task-completion time
• On-line help that promotes hands-on learning and rapid task completion
• An editable command history option that lets you save a particular command set to a file
• Session information that lets you know when your current ticket expires
• Built-in electronic postcard for sending comments and reports to Customer Support

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