add directory(1m) add directory(1m)NAME
add directory - Adds a value to a modifiable, set-valued attribute
(including application-defined attributes) of a directory
SYNOPSIS
cdscp add directory directory-name attribute-name = attribute-value
ARGUMENTS
The full name of the directory. The name of a particular attribute.
Specify only one attribute at a time. See the cds_attributes file for
the list of attributes that your application uses. attribute-value The
value of a particular attribute. The value of an application-defined
attribute is dependent on the type of attribute. See the
cds_attributes file for the list of attributes and corresponding data
types that your application uses. If you enter a byte data type, you
must enter an even number of digits in length. You can only enter
pairs of hexadecimal values for user-defined attributes.
DESCRIPTION
The add directory command adds a value to a modifiable, set-valued
attribute (including application-defined attributes) of a directory.
If the attribute does not exist, this command creates it. Usually,
this task is performed through the client application. See the DCE
Administration Guide for more information about attributes.
Privilege Required
You must have write permission to the directory.
NOTE
This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may
not be provided in future releases of DCE.
EXAMPLE
To add the value ontario to the attribute myname of a directory named
/.:/sales, read the cds_attributes file to verify that the attribute
shown in the following display exists:
OID LABEL SYNTAX
1.3.22.1.3.91 myname char
Enter the following command to assign the value ontario to the
attribute myname: cdscp> add directory /.:/sales myname = ontario
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: remove directory(1m), show directory(1m)
Books: OSF DCE Administration Guide
add directory(1m)
