[Info-vax] Problem with Filezilla connecting to OpenVMS

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In article <pup4v1$9pv$2 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>On 12/11/2018 2:30 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 12/11/2018 1:40 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> Our users require SYSLCK.  On VAX it was simple, for me.  On Alpha it
>>> was much harder, for me.  Ok, Dave's a dummy.  It was still much
>>> harder for me.
>>
>> Just note that per HPE manual SYSLCK is a "System: Potential to
>> interfere with normal system operation" priv.
>>
>> Arne
>
>Yes.  It's also the method for locking a file or record.  Without that, 
>you'd have chaos, right?

SYSLCK is a privilege tht grants locking on system-wide lock resources.



>RMS uses the DLM.

True and RMS creates/uses system-wide resouses.  However, any nonpriv'd
user can use RMS and its features without possessing SYSLCK.



>Rdb uses the DLM.
>
>I use the DLM.
>
>Many use the DLM.

Yup.  Any user can call $ENQ(W)/$DEQ.

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