[Summary] Which dxaccounts should be used?

From: Skeate, Scott B <scott.b.skeate_at_lmco.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 14:49:33 -0400

I got this response from Compaq, formerly DEC.

Looks like /usr/bin/X11/dxaccounts is now the correct one.

Thanks!!

> ----------
> From: kim_at_zso.dec.com
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 1:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Which dxaccounts should be used?
>
> You should use /usr/bin/X11/dxaccounts. It is the new Account Manager
> GUI introduced in V4.0. It supports/combines management of the base
> system and Enhanced Security systems (C2).
>
> Before V4.0 there were two utilities, XsysAdmin and XIsso, to manage
> Enhanced Security systems (C2). These two tools were combined into a
> single binary, /usr/tcb/bin/dxaccounts, and the XsysAdmin and XIsso are
> softlinks to that. These applications are announced for retirement but
> can't be taken off the kit until the process reaches completion.
>
Original Question:

> I am running 4.0D with latest patchkits with C2 Security.
>
> Does anyone know what Compaqs recommendation is for which dxaccounts
> should
> be used?
>
> Is it
> /usr/bin/X11/dxaccounts
> or
> /usr/tcb/bin/dxaccounts
>
> The man page talks about the first. Documentation discusses other dx
> utilities in /usr/tcb/bin.
>
> The behave differently on the same machine. The X11 version is larger and
> has a more recent date.
>
> Scott Skeate
>
Received on Fri Aug 13 1999 - 18:54:53 NZST

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