[Info-vax] Default protection question

[Wilm Boerhout]

smithfarm mentioned  on 6-11-2010 15:15:

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> ?? Can a file be created without being associated with a directory?

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Yes. Directory hierarchies are useful for people. The VMS file system 
knows files by their file ID's. You can create files by file ID without 
entering them into a directory. (Though not necessarily with DCL 
commands) Certain disturbances/crashes on disks can also leave files 
orphaned. We call them lost files, and we generally feel very sorry for 
them. The VMS developers provided a special directory [SYSLOST] where 
lost files will be gently shepherded into if an appropriate tune 
(ANALYZE/DISK/REPAIR) is whistled

/Wilm