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From: dsroberts@beckman.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,vmsnet.sysmgt
Subject: Copying a LONG list of rights identifiers between users.
Date: 27 Jul 92 09:38:40 PDT
Organization: Beckman Instruments

We have a username with about 300 rights identifiers attached to it (sad but
true).  The user has retired and we want to use a generic username for what we
were using all those identifiers.  The generic username exists, and I just 
need to put all those rights identifiers on the generic username.  Is there a 
simple way to grant/id all those identifiers? 
-- 
   Don Roberts                   Internet:  don@beckman.com
   Beckman Instruments, Inc.     Phone:     714/961-3029
   2500 Harbor Bl. Mailstop X-12 FAX:       714/961-3351
   Fullerton, CA  92634          Disclaimer:  Blame me, not Beckman.
   People are as happy as they decide to be - A. Lincoln
From: seymour@milton.u.washington.edu (Richard Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: RE-summary of VMS 5.5 upgrade
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:57:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Jul23.185725.27699
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <9207221105.AA04617@genrad.com> dongray@cdclu1.genrad.com (Derek Dongray) writes:
>> 1.)  TOD clock was set ahead? (I think it was ahead) by about 1 day.
>>      Don't create any files or change anything until you check this
>>      out.
>I had this happen to my system too ... which was a *real* PITA because the node
...
>What I'd like to know is why the upgrade (V5.4-2 -> A5.5) changed the clock at
>all?

?because it's historical?   MANY major (but few minor) upgrades have kiboshed
the TOY... i think it was v2.x-->v3.0 which did a 1-YEAR set-ahead...
(so you look at the output, and it reads right-day_right-month_ and you don't
 notice that the last digit of the year is off... until things go weird...)

Some of the mis-settings were due to the way VMS and the VAX keep their clocks.
On the 780 it looked like the hardware was supplying the lower 32 bits, but
the software was supplying the upper... hence if the hardware zeroed, you'd
end up up to 4 billion 100-nanosecond units off...
On microVAX II and III's, the HALT button freezes the hardware clock, too...
 so prolonged life in the >>> lane would drift the clock....
--dick
From: karin@zach.fit.edu (Karin Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: wanted: help w/ EDIT
Date: 27 Jul 92 20:16:22 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne USA

Dear fellow netters,

There's a user of my system who'd like to be able to use the NUMERIC
KEYPAD MODE to key in data.  I pointed out that she could use the
INSERT mode to accomplish this, but that's not what she wants.  She
wants to be able to see all 80 characters on the screen at one time
and not have the data lines wrap.

I am open to any suggestions/ideas you have.  Thanks in advance!

-- 

-.|     |    |     | |     /------------------\    Karin Nicholson
|  |-..-.|/.-.|-..-.|*|/   < karin@zach.fit.edu >   Academic Computing Services
`-'| |`-'|\`-'| |`-'|||\    \------------------/    Florida Tech
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: pb@vcp1.vcp.monash.edu.au (Peter Bury)
Subject: Re: Multiple save-sets on a tape
Organization: 
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 01:41:30 GMT

In article <1992JUL20.175952.03@pegasus.ch>, imkesun@pegasus.ch (Ralph Kloess) writes:
In msg <Bqo4q4.Hy6@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, MULLEN@scorpion.ag.uiuc.edu (Evil Twin) writes:
> 
> Hi there;
> 
> I want to put multiple backup save-sets on a single 8mm Exabyte tape.  I've
> tried a couple of methods that flew like the proverbial lead balloon -


Replies so far to this topic have shown how to put multiple save-sets onto 
8mm tapes, but all have assumed that the write operations have occurred 
without dismounting the tape. When running an archive operation, one wants 
to be able to append to a tape. This is possible by using backup/lis to get 
to the end of the tape, but be warned that an error condition is reported 
if no savesets exist. ie:

$ if set_no .eq. 1 
$ then 
$   init mub pc'tape_no'
$   mount/for mub PC'tape_no' exabyte
$ else
$   mount/for mub PC'tape_no' exabyte
$   backup/lis exabyte:*.bck
$ endif
$ backup/ver/log 'bkpatn' exabyte:zip'set_no'.bck/sav/label=PC'tape_no'
*-----------------------------------*--------------------------------------*
* Peter Bury                        *    Phone : (61 3) 389 9512           *
* Victorian College of Pharmacy     *    Fax   : (61 3) 389 9583           *
* Monash University                 *                                      *
* Melbourne, Australia              *    E-Mail: pb@vcp.monash.edu.au      *
*-----------------------------------*--------------------------------------*
From: lakia@ipact.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Queueing User mode AST's to other processes
Date: 22 Jul 92 09:23:15 CDT
Distribution: usa
Organization: IPACT, Valparaiso IN

In article <1992Jul20.182935.16550@sparky.imd.sterling.com>, gerke@IMD.Sterling.COM (Greg Gerke) writes:
> 
> I have seen many examples and have had good luck creating  and queing special
> kernel mode asts to other processes.  I am wondering if there is a fairly
> straightforward method of passing a subroutine to another process that can
> be executed in user mode.  Code examples would be wonderful.  For that matter,
> could you send me some money? 
> 
	The Kenral mode AST could always post another AST at a lower
delivery level (ie: user).   A better way is most likely to use either
the lock manager (blocking ASTs) or simply the ASTs for QIO completes
for mailboxes.    Without further specification can't tell you which is
better.
				- Earl
From: harttree@VAX1.ELON.EDU (Matt The Midnight Mortician)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: RE: FINGER for VMS
Date: 29 Jul 92 06:44:53 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

I didn't know GNU made a finger....  If they do I shure would like to hear aboutit.
]

you can get a copy of finger maintained by the gracious and generous (said
from experience :-)) ) Terry Kennedy by ftping to his site at

ftp.spc.edu   It is in the finger directory!

unpack with lzdcmp then un can the save set an install.


If you do find a finger by GNU I would love to hear from you!!


>>> If any one knows of a "ROBUST" finger (like kennedy's) that would work
with CMU/TEK  PLEASE PLEASE send me a note!

Xref: sparky comp.os.vms:12690 comp.lang.pascal:4519 comp.lang.c:11499 comp.terminals:965
From: Aurelius@cup.portal.com (Mark Christian Barnes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.lang.pascal,comp.lang.c,comp.terminals
Subject: Re: How to read device attributes response ?
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 23:31:55 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

S.V. writes:

| **I need to read the VT330 terminal's attributes
| (mode, etc) from within running program, and I send
| for this purpose the sequence <CSI c> to terminal.
| It should respond with service code, which
| looks like <CSI ? 63;1;2;...;c> . But the
| problem is I cannot read this response !!!!!
| Does anybody know how to handle device attribute
| response ?
| Many thanks for any suggestions...
| S.V.

 Yes, you could issue a $QIO( extended read ) call. You need to include
a terminator list that has the character(s) you are expecting from the
VT330 response sequence. I don't exactly remember the details, but I
do have some VAX C code that does all this. I could E-mail it to you
soon ... if you like.

				Aurelius@cup.portal.com
From: timl@vax2.concordia.ca (TIM LAPIN)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: "Vacation" program for VMS Mail
Date: 28 Jul 92 17:38:00 GMT
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Hi All,

I am looking for a ".com" or other executable to provide a "vacation" 
utility similar to what exists for MH mail on UNIX.

The utility must:
	1)	Auto-answer all incoming mail with a prepared text

	2)	Leave all incoming mail marked as "NEWMAIL"
		I want to see them when I get back.  ** IMPORTANT **

In other words, it must be able to look inside the header of the incoming 
mail, read the "From" field into a reply field and read in the prepared 
text file for mailing.  All this without marking the article as read.

The text file would say something like:
	I am away on vacation and will answer your mail upon my return.

	Here are some people to contact in my absence: etc.


I have looked through the Mail program's help utility and saw nothing even 
approaching what I am looking for.

We are running VMS 5.4-2 on a VAX 6510

Thanks in advance!!


--
Tim Lapin
Computing Services        Concordia University     Montreal, Quebec, Canada
timl@vax2.concordia.ca    TEL:  (514) 848-7639         FAX:  (514) 848-7622
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: rgoldstone@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (Robin, Girl Wonder)
Subject: problem reading COBOL print file
Reply-To: rgoldstone@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 23:05:51 GMT

This is probably not really an OS question, but I don't know anything about
COBOL and am unable to help one of my users who is trying to do something
funky with COBOL print files.  Basically he is writing a program that
will take the "print file" output from a COBOL program, and print it on
a local, terminal-attached printer.  Normally, COBOL print files contain
carriage control info which is interpreted by a line printer.  To print
to the local (datasouth printer) his program needs to read this carriage
control info and interpret it, then send the appropriate commands to the
datasouth.  Below is a detailed description of the problem in his words.
It seems that when he trys to open this print file within his COBOL program
to process it, RMS is stripping off the carriage control info he needs to
look at.  If someone understands this stuff and can offer me/him some
suggestions, I would appreciate it.  You can reply to this message, or if
you have further questions, please direct them to him:
Rich Meade  rmeade@oavax.csuchico.edu

Thanks in advance.
-------------------------Rich's message follows------------------------------

When COBOL writes a print file, it inserts forms control bytes directly
into the file. These bytes are called a VFC header.  If you read a print
file that has been created on mass storage, RMS strips the VFC header
information from the record before returning it to the COBOL record area.
In this process the forms control information is lost.  I would like to be
able to read a print file and retain the forms control information.  Is there
a way to do this?  I would prefer a method in COBOL.


***********************************************************************
Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist
California State University, Chico  Computing Services
rgoldstone@oavax.csuchico.edu
From: finkel@sdi.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Help wanted : Running out of ENQLM
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:04:59 CDT
Organization: Systems by Design of Illinois (SDI), Chicago

In article <1992Jul21.123724.218@lincoln.ac.nz>, brown@lincoln.ac.nz writes:
> We have COBOL programs which run out of ENQLM very quickly.
> 
> 

	Well, if the COBOL code is accessing an Rdb/VMS database,
	then there are likely to be plenty of locks used.  Besides
	this, the code may be doing a lot of resource locking on its
	own (via the system service $ENQ).  A simple bug could result
	in new locks being queued rather than existing locks being 
	modified.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
		Vote for Ron Daniels for president
  Joel R. Finkel   Systems by Design of Illinois (SDI) 	 finkel@sdi.com
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: boehme@unvax.union.edu (Eric M. Boehm)
Subject: Re: Vax to Ultrix delay over decnet
Organization: Union College, Schenectady, NY
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 02:08:29 GMT

dragon@NSCVAX.PRINCETON.EDU (Mighty Firebreather) writes:
>	Mark Randall <mrandall@av8r.uucp> writes:
>>	When we dlogin from ultrix to vms, all works well. Going the
>>other way, vms to ultrix (via SET HOST), we experience really long
>>delays when text is printed to the screen. Once logged in, I can type
>>normally and text will be displayed until it just STOPS for no
>>apparent reason! The pause occurs on average for 7-9 seconds, and then
>>the text resumes printing, as if nothing had happened. There is no
>>such pause going the other way.
>>				Mark
>>

>	I've observed this same phenomenon here at Princeton.  Many systems
>and terminal servers have exhibited the problem.  I'm reasonably certain
>that the problem is due to network loading, and specifically to stations
>using DEC protocols.  I've seen the problem behind a LANBridge 100 so that
>I suspect broadcast and/or multicast packets as the culprits.

I have seen a lot of explanations for this problem -- some seem pretty
farfetched (6 messages in this thread so far).

Anyway, we had the same problem, called DIGITAL Support and got this
fix. As soon as we applied it, the pause went away (it first showed up
under Ultrix 4.0, and it is still there under 4.2).

1. cd /usr/etc

2. mv dlogind dlogind.merge.mips

3 cat > dlogind
#! /bin/sh
ctermd_writemerge=5
ctermd_forcedelay=50
export ctermd_writemerge
export ctermd_forcedelay
exec /usr/etc/dlogind.merge.mips
^D

4. chmod 755 dlogind

That is the solution we use and we haven't been bothered by the pause
since.

Hope it helps.
-- 
Eric M. Boehm
boehme@unvax.Union.EDU
BOEHME@UNION.BITNET
From: sysop
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: wait for event flag halts ast deliver
Date: 22 Jul 92 15:32:00 GMT
Organization: Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1

In article <1992Jul21.133904.14973@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>, CS19241593T@LUST2.LATROBE.EDU.AU (Bernard Leach) writes...
> 
>Ok for a real question:
>Is there a simple method for outputting to the terminal using DCL without
>appending a linefeed?
> 
>| Bernard - CS19241593T@lust.latrobe.edu.au               |
>| "Thou shalt not suffer a Pepsi, for it is the AntiCola" |

Sure.  I use a DCL subroutine that I pass the prompt (or output string to)
which uses read/prompt.  Following is an example program I use:

$!------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$!
$! Title:	UNPACK.COM
$! Author:	Shawn Clifford
$! Date:	3-FEB-1992
$! Purpose:	Take a directory full of  "xxxx.xxx_Z" LZ-compressed
$!		files and sequentially LZDcompress them, disposing
$!		of the "xxx.xxx_Z" file after decomp.
$! Externals:	Assumes "LZD" is a symbol defined to run the LZdecompress
$!		program.
$! -----------------------------------------------------------------------
$!
$ w := write sys$output
$ lzdchk = f$type(lzd)
$ if (lzdchk .eqs. "") then goto no_lzd
$!
$! Ok, no loop over all the   xxxxx.xxxxxxx_Z;    files.
$! This program assumes the compress files end with  "_Z;"
$!
$ loop:
$	zz=f$search("*.*_z;")
$	if (zz .nes. "")
$	then
$	   fname=f$ext(f$loc("]",zz)+1,f$loc("_Z;",zz)-f$loc("]",zz)-1,zz)
$	   w ""
$	   call write "   Decompressing ''fname'_Z ..."
$	   lzd 'fname'_Z 'fname'
$	   call write "   Removing ''fname'_Z ..."
$	   delete 'fname'_Z.
$	   w ""
$	endif
$ if (zz .nes. "") then goto loop
$ exit $status
$!
$!
$ no_lzd:
$	w ""
$	w "You do not have LZD defined on your system."
$	w ""
$ exit $status
$!
$!
$ Write: SUBROUTINE
$ READ/TIME_OUT=0/END=CCC/ERR=CCC/PROMPT="''P1'" SYS$COMMAND dummy_variable
$   CCC: EXIT
$        ENDSUBROUTINE

^^^^^  This subroutine does the trick.
Hope this helps.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shawn A. Clifford, System Manager | Internet: sysop@robot.nuceng.ufl.edu
Nuclear Engineering Sciences      |		sac@eng.ufl.edu
University of Florida             | Home Phone: 904/335-4914
Gainesville, Florida  32611       | Work Phone: 904/392-1450  FAX: 904/392-3380
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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: smikes@kathy.jpl.nasa.gov (Steven C. Mikes)
Subject:  DecWindows Print Screen Utility Hangs VT1200 Terminal
Keywords: DecWindows Print Screen 
Reply-To: smikes@kathy.jpl.nasa.gov (Steven C. Mikes)
Organization: Jpl.Nasa.Gov
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 23:43:47 GMT

	We are using the Print Screen Utility provided by DEC to
capture and print some real-time plots.  Every now and then the
VT1200 terminals will lock up and the only way out seems to be a
reboot. (Don't know if it's a reboot??, Switched off then on).  
The problem is that this is real-time data and the process of
creating the plots, etc.. is time consumming.  We can't let this happen
so the other option is no hardcopy of real-time graphs.  YUCK !!

	Has anyone else seen this problem ??  Can I fix it or should I
try to hack xwd (X Window Dump) that comes with the R4/R5 release to 
run under VMS.  (This may compile cleanly ?!?)  I don't want to do this
because it is a Class A type of deal and the documentation would kill me.

	We are running VMS 5.4-3 and Motif.

	Thanks in advance !!!!!


					Steven C. Mikes
					smikes@ginny.jpl.nasa.gov
From: SYSTEM@JS-JTF.AF.MIL ("SYSTEM MANAGER")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: vs4000 scsi formatter utility
Date: 26 Jul 92 07:36:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

On  22 Jul 92 travis.llnl.gov!massey@lll-winken.llnl.gov
asked:
	My questions are:
	1) Is this hardware mix compatible?
	2) Are there significant differences between an RZ23 & an RZ23L?
	3) We're familiar with a Vaxstation 3100 where a SCSI device could be 
	exercised/bad-block-scanned via an "odt" "TEST xx". 
	The 4000/60 documentation does not mention such a test/exerciser. 
	Does it exist?
To answer question 3:
>>>test/util scsi
will get you a menu for 
	formatting floppies 
	erasing hard disks (with bad block replacement)
	floppy key
	tape key

Erase hard disk failed on my rz23.
I haven't a clue what floppy or tape "key" is.

Jim
From: RFORSTER@VENUS.GOV.BC.CA ("Russell M. Forster")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Previous Note(s)!!
Date: 29 Jul 92 23:49:51 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

To all involved,

	Please dis-regard my previous note(s)! I am testing addresses for
	a new gateway and a test note got away from me.  There is no
	message body and the subject was garbled.  Please ignore the note
	and accept my apologies that it got out in the first place.

	/Russ
-----
Russ Forster (postmaster)			B.C. Systems Corporation
Senior Systems Analyst				4000 Seymour Place
						Victoria, B.C. V8X 4S8
RForster@GALAXY.GOV.BC.CA			(604) 389-3186
From: oberman@ptavv.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Need numerical address for gw.syr.ge.com
Date: 22 Jul 92 18:16:21 GMT

In article <9207221359.AA00957@sndsu1.sinet.slb.com>, weissborn@dfwdsr.SINet.SLB.COM writes:
> The way our site is set up, I need the numerical address(eg: 129.87.23.4) for
> gw.syr.ge.com in order to ftp the latest ETHERMON.  Does anyone have that?
 
gw.syr.ge.com is at 192.35.42.2.

R. Kevin Oberman			Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Internet: koberman@llnl.gov		(510) 422-6955

Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. I just like to improve my typing
and probably don't really know anything useful about anything.
From: wilton@hg.uleth.ca ("Russ Wilton, Systems Manager")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Talaris TLAPSMB Versions
Date: 21 Jul 92 15:39:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Hi:
  I am running VMS 5.4-3, soon to be 5.5-1.  I have a Xerox/Talaris XT2492
laser printer which I have connected through Ethernet using the TLAPSMB
print symbiont, Version 5.6.  I have heard that there are problems with
third party symbionts when converting to VMS 5.5-1.  Can anyone tell me
what version of TLAPSMB is required for VMS 5.5-1?  Thanks for any help.

Russ


  #===============================================================#
  # Russell D Wilton                   E Mail: WILTON@HG.ULeth.CA #
  # Systems and Comm Manager           Voice:      (403) 329-2525 #
  # Computing Services                 FAX:        (403) 329-2022 #
  # University of Lethbridge                                      #
  # 4401 University Drive   Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA   T1K 3M4 #
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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: coar@Nephi.Enet.DEC.Com (Rodent of Unusual Size)
Subject: Re: User maintainence. Search for software/ideas.
Summary: Change definitions rather than data?
Keywords: VMS, UIC, changing groups
Organisation: Employed by (*NOT* speaker for) DEC, Boxborough, MA, U.S.A.
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 12:59:08 GMT


In article <0095E42B.D10FFBA0.12053@CSVAX1.UCC.IE>, chris@CSVAX1.UCC.IE ("J.C. Higgins, Sys Mgr CsVax1, UCC , Eire") writes...
> 
>PROBLEM: I need to be able to easily change a users group.
> 
>BACKGROUND:
>        I am running a departmental VAX3400 that has a very high user turnover.
>At the start of each year, there are several hundred accounts created. Most of
>these are third year student accounts, but some are second year accounts. The
>thrid year accounts are disposed of at the end of each year. The problem is the
>second year accounts. I need to 'upgrade' them from the second year group
>to the third year group. It is not just a simple matter of using AUTHORIZE to
>change the group ID. Each group is stored in a directory with the group name.

    I'm not sure what that last sentence means..

    I'm assuming that when you say `group name' you mean the name of the group
    identifier, as in `FOO' from `[FOO,BAR]'.

    Rather than changing UICs and file ownership and moving things around, why
    not just change your definitions and do a little renaming?  Delete the
    [3RDYEAR,*] accounts, REMOVE /IDENTIFIER 3RDYEAR, and then RENAME
    /IDENTIFIER 2NDYEAR 3RDYEAR, followed by renaming the directory you
    mention?  You can then create a new 2NDYEAR group identifier and add the
    new students to the group.

>+ J.C. Higgins, Sys Admin  +  If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't
>+ CHRIS@csvax1.ucc.ie      +  come back to you, hunt it down and KILL it. If
>+ SCCS6002@iruccvax.ucc.ie +  that doesn't work, then GIVE UP peacefully.

    #ken    :-)}	Jeratol the Chaotic

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