[Info-vax] Problem with Filezilla connecting to OpenVMS

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In article <pupbma$nv6$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>On 12/11/2018 3:11 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 12/11/2018 2:58 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Yes.  It's also the method for locking a file or record.  Without
>>> that, you'd have chaos, right?
>>>
>>> RMS uses the DLM.
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> But RMS runs in EXEC mode and does not require any privs for users.
>>
>>> Rdb uses the DLM.
>>
>> I don't know exactly what RDB. But I would expect a user
>> without SYSLCK to be able to use it.
>>
>>> I use the DLM.
>>>
>>> Many use the DLM.
>>
>> Everybody use DLM.
>>
>> But it is more rare to see its use result in users needing
>> SYSLCK.
>>
>> Arne
>>
>>
>
>Nor do my users have SYSLCK.  The database code uses the UWSS to ENQ and 
>DEQ system level locks.
>
>But, back to the issue of getting the job done.  When we first ported to 
>Alpha, I was unable to get the locking working in the manner used on the 
>VAX, specifically, EXEC mode transfer vectors, I think it was called. 
>The boss wasn't ready to shut down operations, and so for a while all 
>users had SYSLCK priv.  I wasn't happy with it, but, it sure beat the 
>alternative.  In time the UWSS replaced that poor practice.

One could still use/write UWSS (aka, privilege vectors) on Alpha.  The
semantics to specify one, however, were changed because the original on
VAX relied on program/code offsets.
 
>David Froble                       Tel: 724-529-0450
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