[Info-vax] Removing /identifier from rights list

[David Froble]

RGB wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:28:07 AM UTC-4, VAXman- wrote:
>> In article <a46ec1e1-2617-47a5-a451-cf30a973c5e4 at googlegroups.com>, RGB 
>>
>>> Hi y'all!
>>> I think I might have a corrupt rightslist.dat file but short of deleting it=
>>> and recreating a new one - horror of all horrors - I'm trying to figure ou=
>>> t a way of deleting an identifier by its value attribute.
>>> Here's an example of one of my users with odd/corrupt id's.
>>> .........~=F6.....                 %X800100C5     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100C6     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100C7     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100C8     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100CA     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100CB     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100CD     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100CE     =20
>>>  .........~=F6.....                 %X800100CF
>>> I don't know if it's possible but I'm trying to figure out a way of removin=
>>> g the suspect id's via the '%X8xxxxx" value.
>>> Anyone know if there is a way to do this at all?
>>
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>> $ ANALYZE/RMS/FDL SYS$SYSTEM:RIGHTSLIST.DAT/OUTPUT=RIGHTSLIST.FDL
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>> Write program using FDL$PARSE (simplifies definition of all of the necessary
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>> RMS structures)
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>> The primary of the RIGHTSLIST.DAT file is the identifier value.  It is a bin4
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>> key, so move the value you desire into the appropriate XABKEY fields and then
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>> issue a SYS$DELETE (the RAB).
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>>  
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>> ... or ...
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>> $ CONVERT the RIGHTSLIST.DAT to a flat file; delete the problem records; then,
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>> $ CONVERT it back into the proper format using the RIGHTLIST.FDL.
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>> It's VMS.  THere's more than one way to skin a .DAT. :)
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>> -- 
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>> VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker    VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG
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>>
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>> I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.
> 
> 
> Thank you for the suggestion, sir.  Much appreciated.  I think I'm going to go with the CONVERT and see how that works out.
> Thanks again.

Yeah, that would have been my choice too.

Just make sure you keep a copy of the original file around until done, 
in case you get to a point where you say "oh, shit!"

:-)