Re: VAX 4000/500 general questions
From: David J. Dachtera (djesys.nospam_at_fsi.net)
Date: 10/18/03
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 11:55:04 -0500
H Vlems wrote:
>
> "Jeroen Lodewijks" <google@wondercool.com> schreef in bericht
> news:68baa2fe.0310171129.591a4f66@posting.google.com...
> > Rehi,
> >
> > Thanks for all your good tips:
> >
> > First, I have my SYSTEM account back. Thank god, the user account had
> enough
> > privileges!
> >
> > SET HOST 0 though, creates an inactive prompt (what does that command do
> > anyway?) but I didn't need it. Had to CONTROL C it
>
> $ SET HOST 0 creates a terminal session via DECnet on the same machine. The
> DECnet address 0.0 (or plain 0) is similar to 127.0.0.1 in the IP world. A
> lot shorter though. If the command hangs then DECnet is running, but not
> completely (try $ NCP SHO EXEC CHAR and $ NCP SHO KNOW LINE CHAR).
>
> >
> > I put a $exit in the SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM file but unfortunately all of
> DECnet is
> > loaded *longtime* before that. I must be another file which controls this.
> > I will try to find out myself (I have a pdf with Boot and Shutdown
> procedures
> > explained somewhere).
>
> I'm afraid you're the victim of poor system management. DECnet ought to be
> started in SYSTARTUP_VMS. Adventurous souls try to put things in
> SYLOGICALS.COM. A quick attampt might be to put an $ exit in there and see
> what happens. If it does not work try $ SEARCH SYS$STARTUP:*.COM STARTNET
> The DECnet startup procedure is called SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET.COM.
> Two other ways to tackle this problem: (1) just rename STARTNET.COM to
> STARTNET.COM-ORG (and make sure there's no older version of it). Restart VMS
> and see where it complains that it cannot find STARTNET.
> (2) look for those system COM files that have been changed, i.e. with a
> version number 2 or higher. Most of these files are not changed that often.
> If version 1 is still present then you might copy it as the newest version.
Another thing to watch out for is the STARTUP component in SYSMAN.
Someone may have used that to organize the system startup.
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSMAN
SYSMAN> HELP STARTUP
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