[Info-vax] Removing /identifier from rights list

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Bob Gezelter wrote 2014-09-24 21:52:
> On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:56:17 AM UTC-4, RGB wrote:
>> 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 out a way of deleting an identifier by its value
>> attribute.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's an example of one of my users with odd/corrupt id's.
>>
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>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100C5
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100C6
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>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100C7
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100C8
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100CA
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100CB
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100CD
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100CE
>>
>> .........~ö.....                 %X800100CF
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>>
>>
>> I don't know if it's possible but I'm trying to figure out a way of
>> removing the suspect id's via the '%X8xxxxx" value.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone know if there is a way to do this at all?
>
> RGB,
>
> I would be careful about rolling in backups. The source of the problem
> is unknown, and the extent (or lack thereof) of the damage is
> indeterminate (In any event, I would strongly recommend preserving the
> damaged virtual volume for analysis).
>
> As has been noted, it is possible to manually modify RIGHTSLIST, but I
> would want to make sure that the system is quiescent at that point.
>
> - Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com
>

Agree. I would definitely try to identfy the identifyers
belonging to these values.

And, *if* there are no production disturbances from this,
I see no hurry to "fix" this. Not until there is more
facts about it.

Such things as if this happend "yesterday" or if it has been
like this "for months" could also be interesting to try to
decide on the right route.


Jan-Erik.