[Info-vax] Need to set up a special purpose account

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2016-10-10 kl. 22:26, skrev David Froble:

> Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>
>> This OpenVMS system is old, and it was upgrade from a version of OpenVMS
>> and a version of TCP/IP Services prior to V5.0, and the old bits and
>> directories were never cleaned up.
>>
>> Reinstalling once in a while helps clean these up.   But compatibility
>> almost inherently leaves a trail of dreck like this.
>
> Almost ALWAYS I do fresh installs.

Yes, migth be a good thought. We have used the same VMS disk
image for some time now (Since 1994, I could have been the
VAX/Alpha migration, if was far before my time there). No
issues from this, as far as I know. VMS versions used over
this period are 6.1-8.4.

$ prod show hist tcpip,ucx
------------------------------ ------------------- --- -----------
PRODUCT                        KIT TYPE OPERATION  VAL DATE
------------------------------ ------------------- --- -----------
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.7-13ECO3   Full LP  Install    Val 30-SEP-2012
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.7-13       Full LP  Remove      -  30-SEP-2012
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.7-13       Full LP  Install        29-SEP-2012
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.6-9ECO4    Full LP  Remove      -  29-SEP-2012
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.6-9ECO4    Full LP  Install    Val 19-OCT-2009
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.6-9        Full LP  Remove      -  19-OCT-2009
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.6-9        Full LP  Install    (C) 15-OCT-2009
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.5-11ECO1   Full LP  Remove      -  15-OCT-2009
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.5-11ECO1   Full LP  Install        24-APR-2006
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.5-11       Full LP  Remove         24-APR-2006
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.5-11       Full LP  Install        24-APR-2006
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.4-15       Full LP  Remove         24-APR-2006
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.4-15       Full LP  Install        24-APR-2006
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.0-9        Full LP  Remove         24-APR-2006
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.0-9        Full LP  Install        11-MAY-1999
DEC AXPVMS UCX V4.2-21         Full LP  Remove         11-MAY-1999
DEC AXPVMS UCX V4.2-21         Full LP  Install        06-DEC-1998
------------------------------ ----------- ---------- --- -----------
17 items found
$

$ sea sys$update:VMSINSTAL.HISTORY ucx
   | ALPHA_UCX  |  3.1  |  9-SEP-1994 | S  | NA  | xxxx | SYSTEM
   | ALPHA_UCX  |  3.3  | 30-NOV-1995 | S  | NA  | xxxx | SYSTEM
$


> It does several things.
>
> As seen here, there can be old cruft.  Gone.
>
> If I do a fresh install, then I have to know what's on my system(s).  Sort
> of a good thing, I think.  Not sure I want stuff I don't know about.  Or
> have forgotten.  I forget much any more.