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principal help

Returns help information about the principal object and its operations. The syntax is:

principal help [operation | -verbose]

Options

-verbose
Displays information about the principal object.

Description
Used without an argument or option, the principal help command returns brief information about each principal operation. The optional operation argument is the name of an operation (catalog, create, delete, modify, or show) about which you want detailed information. Alternatively, you can use the -verbose option for more detailed information about the principal object itself.

Privileges Required
No special privileges are needed to use the principal help command.

Examples

dcecp> principal help
catalog Returns all the names of principals in the registry.
create Creates a dce principal.
delete Deletes a principal from the registry.
modify Changes the information about a principal.
rename Renames the specified principal.
show Returns the attributes of a principal.
help Prints summary of command-line options.
operations Returns a list of the valid operations for this command.
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