There are several different ways to receive help about DFS commands. The following examples summarize the syntax for the different help options:
$ man bos
Displays the reference page for the command suite.
$ man bos_command
Displays the reference page for an individual command. You must use an _ (underscore) to connect the command suite to the command name. Do
not use the underscore when issuing the command in DFS.
$ bos help
Displays a list of commands in a command suite.
$ bos help command
Displays the syntax for a single command.
$ bos apropos -topic string
Displays a short description of any commands that match the specified string.
Consult the dfs_intro(8dfs) reference page for complete information about the DFS help facilities.
Privilege Required
All bos commands can be issued by users listed in the admin.bos file on the machine whose BOS Server is executing the command. Specific
privilege information is listed with each command's description. In addition, if the BOS Server is running with DFS authorization checking disabled, no privilege is required to issue bos
commands.
Cautions
Never directly edit a BosConfig file, a keytab file, an admin.bos file, or any administrative (admin) file; always use the appropriate
commands from the bos command suite.
Related Information
Commands: bos addadmin(8dfs)
keytab(8dce) (See OSF DCE Command Reference.)
Files: admin.bak(4dfs)
v5srvtab(5sec) (See OSF DCE Command Reference.)