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Define Parent PMDBs for Subscribing Computers

To establish an endpoint computer as a subscriber to a PMDB, you must do more than register the subscriber's name in the PMDB. You also need to complete a procedure at the subscriber computer.

To define parent PMDBs for subscribing computers

1. In a command line on the subscriber computer, start sepmdadm in interactive mode:

   sepmdadm ‑i
   

   CA ControlMinder starts the Policy Model database administration script (sepmdadm) and displays a menu with options for you to choose from.

2. Enter 3, to select the third option (define the parent and password PMDBs of the local host).

   The script is configured to ask you the relevant questions.

3. Press Enter to continue.

   The interactive script continues to ask you the first question.

   Note: If CA ControlMinder is running, the script issues a warning and lets you stop CA ControlMinder before the script is rerun.

4. Enter the name of the parent PMDB.

   The script registers the name of the parent PMDB name and continues.

5. Enter the name of the parent password PMDB.

   The script registers the name of the parent password PMDB name and then reports the selections you have made and asks you to confirm them.

6. Press Enter to confirm the selections you have made, or enter n to rerun the script with new inputs.

   If you confirm your selections, the subscriber computer is set up with these inputs.

Note: sepmdadm only lets you enter one parent for each subscribing database. You can, however, define multiple parents for each database. To do this, modify the parent_pmd token of the seos.ini configuration file. For more information about using this token, see the Reference Guide.