[Info-vax] Problem with Filezilla connecting to OpenVMS

[Dave Froble]

On 12/12/2018 7:28 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> 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.

Yes, but for whatever reason, I just could not "get it".  I did try for 
quite a while.  I finally had to find a "wizard" to help out. 
Truthfully, I still don't really understand it.

:-)

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