adopt uuid principal_name [-u unix_number] [ -f fullname] [-q quota] adopt uuid group_name [-f fullname] [-nl] adopt uuid organization_name [-f fullname] Creates a principal, group, or organization for the specified UUID. The principal, group, or organization is created to adopt an orphan object. Orphans are registry objects that cannot be accessed because 1) they are owned by UUIDs that are not associated with a principal or group and 2) no other principal, group, or organiza- tion has access rights to the orphaned object. UUIDs are associ- ated with all registry objects when the object is created. When the registry object is deleted, the association between the object and the UUID is also deleted. The principal_name, group_name, or organization_name you specify must be unique in the registry as it must be when you create a principal, group, or organization using the add subcommand. Except for the manner in which it is created, the principal, group, or organization created by the adopt subcommand is no different from any other principal, group, or organization. The uuid option specifies the UUID number to be assigned to the principal, group,or organization. The UUID supplied must be the one that owns the orphaned object. Specify the uuid in RPC print string format as 8 hexadecimal digits, a hyphen; 4 hexadecimal digits, a hyphen; 4 hexadecimal digits, a hyphen; 4 hexadecimal digits, a hyphen; and 12 hexadecimal digits. The format follows: nnnnnnnn-nnnn-nnnn-nnnn-nnnnnnnnnnnn For cell principals only, the -u option specifies the UNIX number to be associated with the cell name. If you do not enter this option, the next sequential UNIX number is supplied as a default. For all principals other than cells, the UNIX number is extracted from information embedded in the principal's UUID and cannot be specified here. For principals, the -q option specifies the principal's object creation quota. If you do not enter the option, the object creation quota is set to "unlimited." For groups, the -nl option turns off the project list inclusion property so that groups are not included in project lists. If you do not enter this option, the group is included in project lists. For principals, groups, and organizations, the -f option supplies the object's fullname. If you do not enter the -f option, fullname defaults to blank. An error occurs if you specify a name or UNIX number that is already defined within the same domain of the database. Note that in the current implementation of the DCE, UNIX numbers are embedded in UUID numbers. If you try to create a group or organization to adopt an orphaned object and fail, it could be because the embedded UNIX number is invalid because it does not fall within the range of valid UNIX numbers set for the cell as a registry property. If this is the case, you must reset the range of valid UNIX numbers to include the UNIX number embedded in the UUID and then try again to adopt the object.