
Using NETUtil
NETUtil is the utilit y you use to create and main tain your AliasDB and NETUsers les. For descriptions of the NETUtil commands and examples of ho w they are used, refer the \NETUtil Reference" c hapter.
Invoking NETUtil
To invoke NETUtil, type netutil at the MPE/iX prompt. The NETUtil prompt looks like this:
netutil=>
Special Control Characters
You can enter these special con trol characters while y ou are using any NETUtil command:
A double forward slash (//), whic h stops the execution of a command while in prompting mode and returns the NETUtil prompt.
The 4Break5 key, which returns the MPE/iX prompt. F rom MPE, use the RESUME command to return to NETUtil or the ABOR T command to abort NETUtil.
Setting Up ALLBASE/NET on the Client
There are two tasks you perform on the clien t to set up ALLBASE/NET: Adding alias proles to the AliasDB le.
Checking the SERVICES.NET.SYS le (for ARP A services).
The AliasDB le contains an alias prole for eac h alias name that corresponds to a DBEnvironment on the server. You create the le the rst time y ou add an alias prole with NETUtil's ADD ALIAS command. Once the le is created, use ADD ALIAS to add more alias proles to it.
NETUtil provides three commands for main taining alias proles in the AliasDB
le: CHANGE ALIAS, DELETE ALIAS, and SHO W ALIAS. Instructions for using these commands follo w later in this section. If y ou are using ARPA services, the SERVICES.NET.SYS on the clien t requires an ARPA user entry. If this entry doesn't exist, you must update the le. The section \Chec king the Services File on the Clien t" later in this chapter discusses updating the le. If loopbac k is being used, the ARPA name needs to be the local host.