set object(8cds)

Changes the value of a modifiable, single-valued attribute of an object entry

Synopsis

cdscp set object object-name attribute-name = attribute-value

Arguments

object-name
The full name of the object entry.

attribute-name
The name of the attribute to be modified. Specify only one attribute at a time. See The cds_attribute File in the OSF DCE Administration Guide - Core Components for the list of attributes and corresponding data types 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.

Description
The set object command changes the value of a modifiable, single-valued attribute of an object entry. If the attribute does not exist, this command creates it. Usually, this task is performed through the client application. See OSF DCE Administration Guide - Core Components for more information about attributes.

Privileges Required
You must have w (write) permission to the object entry.

Notes
This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE.

Examples
To change the value of the sales_record attribute to region2 of an object entry named /.:/Q1_records, follow these steps:

1. Read The cds_attributes File in Appendix B of OSF DCE Administration Guide - Core Components to check that the attribute sales_record is listed, as shown in the following display:

OID LABEL SYNTAX
1.3.22.1.3.66 sales_record char

2. Enter the following command to assign the value region2 to the attribute sales_record of an object entry named /.:/Q1_records.

cdscp> set object /.:/Q1_records sales_record = region2

Related Information
Commands:

Book: OSF DCE Administration Guide - Core Components