Chapter 1 About HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7

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HP DCE/9000 Core Services Software

OSF DCE Components Included in This Release
HP DCE/9000 Features Added by Hewlett-Packard
Version Identification
Cell Configuration and Diagnostics
Common Desktop Environment (CDE) and Online Help
DES and DES-Hidden Versions of this Release

Limitations of This Release

Limitations of OSF DCE 1.2.1
HP DCE 1.6 and 1.7 Limitations on OSF DCE 1.2.1 Functionality
System Utilities Not Integrated with DCE Security

Interoperability and Compatibility

Binary Compatibility with Previous HP DCE Releases
Source Code Compatibility with Previous HP DCE Releases
Interoperability with Other Implementations of OSF DCE
Interoperability of the DES and DES-Hidden Versions
Kerberos Authentication Protocol Compatibility
DCE Support for Kerberos Applications and Configuration Notes
Support for Secure Internet Services
DCE GSS-API Interoperability with MIT and Third-Party Kerberos Implementations

Notes, Cautions and Warnings Regarding This Release

dcecp host Command
Security and Remote Login Utilities
Security and Credential Lifetime
ANSI C Requirement for HP DCE/9000
dce_login -r Option
Removing DCE Credentials
HP-UX Integrated Login Utilities
The DCE Audit Service
Setting LANG and NLSPATH Environment Variables
dcecp in Local Mode
dcecp secval Change
HP DCE/9000 Interoperability with SharedPrint/UX
k5dcelogin Limitation

Features Planned for a Future Release

Future Support for POSIX 1003.1c Threads

HP DCE 1.7 Documentation

Printed Documentation
Online Documentation

HP DCE Administration Tools

HP DCE Account Manager

HP Password Management Server

Example Sources
Build Process
Administrative Setup

HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7 (HP DCE 1.7) makes the functionality of
OSF DCE Version 1.2.1 available on HP 9000 Series 700 and Series 800 systems running HP-UX 11. HP DCE 1.7 also includes new functionality and bug fixes.

Chapter 1 About HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7

Technical documentation

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