[Info-vax] How do I make zip, unzip etc. available to all users?

[John Reagan]

On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:05:05 PM UTC-5, li... at openmailbox.org wrote:

> > 
> > 
> > Generally use RE here (or an ACE that allows specific groups RE 
> > access), and generally not RWED nor RWE.
> > 
> > Most folks should not be overwriting nor deleting these or other shared
> > tools.
> 
> Thanks. Do you have to be able to read it to make it executable? If not,
> why both RE?

E is sufficient if you know the full filespec.  Most folks use RE.

> 
> > >> Where should these kinds of programs be placed in the system and how
> > >> do I modify whatever logon proc(s) to allow them to be used?
> 
> I see you guys are all dodging this question. Hmm, I wonder what that
> means...

Where to put your own system-wide images?  Your choice.  Put 'em on the system disk.  Put 'em in the default [SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE] area (just hope HPE/VSI doesn't replace them with a future ZIP).  Put 'em on a different disk.  Heck, copy them to a RAM disk and copy them into the RAM disk at boottime.  Just as long as the DCL symbol points to the right place.


> > 
> > Ayup.    OP can install the GNV kit, and reference the copies of these 
> > and other tools in that kit, too.
> 
> What's GNV? Sounds suspiciously like Gnu's not VMS! If so, no thanks...no
> gnu anything on this system. If I wanted crapware I could stay on Linux.
> 
Yet you downloaded opensource zip and unzip to use?  

Yes, GNV is a collection of GNU utilities and bash shell.