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ADMIN Command

Use the ADMIN command to create or open for edit a directory pool definition, a directory profile, or a skeleton file, or open the VMDIRECT GLOBALS file, the VMDIRECT MANAGERS file, the VMDIRECT POSIX file, or the SFS Managers Configuration Menu.

ADMIN {"ParmA" [prototype [ERASE]] | "ParmB"}

ParmA:

  POOL poolid    
| PROFILE filename 
| SKELETON filename

ParmB:

  GLOBALS
| MANAGERS
| POSIX
| SFSMGRS

Definitions

POOL poolid

Opens the directory pool definition poolid or creates poolid. The poolid must be one to three characters. CA VM:Director uses poolid as the prefix of the generated name of each of the directory pool members.

PROFILE filename

Opens the directory profile filename or creates filename.

SKELETON filename

Opens the skeleton file filename or creates filename.

GLOBALS

Opens the VMDIRECT GLOBALS file in an XEDIT session for editing.

MANAGERS

Opens the VMDIRECT MANAGERS file in an XEDIT session for editing.

POSIX

Opens the VMDIRECT POSIX file in an XEDIT session for editing.

SFSMGRS

Displays the SFS Managers Configuration Menu.

prototype

Specifies the name of the object to use as a prototype for creating a directory pool definition, directory profile, or skeleton.

ERASE

Deletes the specified directory pool definition, directory profile, or skeleton file. You can delete a directory profile only if no directory entries for existing users have an INCLUDE statement that refer to the profile.

Description

Use the ADMIN command to edit system configuration files.