---
name: "dacsinit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dacs"
version: "1.4.40-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dacsinit"
---

# dacsinit(1)

Configure a minimal DACS federation interactively

## NAME

dacsinit - Configure a minimal DACS federation interactively

## SYNOPSIS

**dacsinit** \[**-d**\] \[**-n**\] \[**--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This program is part of the **DACS** suite.

The **dacsinit** command interactively creates a minimal **DACS** federation and jurisdiction. By default, the program uses the default paths that were established when **DACS** was built and the example paths used by **[dacs.quick(7)](/dacs.quick/7.md)**\[1\]. When prompted, typing Return/Enter selects the default value.

It can also be used to create a configuration for a federation with one very basic jurisdiction based on names input to **dacsinit**. The resulting configuration can then be extended or customized manually.

## OPTIONS

The following options are accepted:

- **-d**

  Avoid overwriting "real" files by appending a a suffix ("-xxx") to all files installed by this program. This is useful for debugging, but you must clean up these bogus files manually.

- **-n**

  Do not actually do anything, but print the actions that would be done. Can be used with **-d**.

- **--version**

  Print version information and exit.

## DIAGNOSTICS

The program exits 0 if everything was fine, 1 if an error occurred.

## SEE ALSO

**[dacs.quick(7)](/dacs.quick/7.md)**\[1\]

## AUTHOR

Distributed Systems Software (**www.dss.ca**\[2\])

## COPYING

Copyright © 2003-2014 Distributed Systems Software. See the **LICENSE**\[3\] file that accompanies the distribution for licensing information.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  [dacs.quick(7)](/dacs.quick/7.md)

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacs.quick.7.html

- 2\.

  www.dss.ca

  http://www.dss.ca

- 3\.

  LICENSE

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/../misc/LICENSE