[Info-vax] The best VMS features, was: Re: openvms renaming file

[Simon Clubley]

On 2018-05-28, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
> On 2018-05-28 22:33, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> 
>> I understood what Arne said - he's missed what I am saying. You don't
>> need CMEXEC privilege to get into executive mode. You can do it with
>> CMKRNL privilege:
>> 
>> http://h41379.www4.hpe.com/doc/84final/4527/4527pro_017.html
>> 
>> and further more, if you can switch into executive mode with CMEXEC
>> privilege you can also get into kernel mode without needing CMKRNL
>> privilege. From the above URL:
>> 
>> |For example, $CMKRNL bypasses the check for CMKRNL privilege that is normally
>> |required when $CMKRNL is called from executive mode, and $SETPRV calls are
>> |processed without SETPRV privilege when called from executive or kernel mode.
>> 
>> Like I said, CMEXEC privilege is completely and utterly redundant
>> within VMS as currently implemented.
>
> So you did not understand what Arne said after all. No need to repeat that.
>

Could you tell me what Arne is saying please in case I am missing
something ? However, I hope the both of you are not confusing the
CMEXEC privilege with the $CMEXEC system service - they are not
the same.

Simon.

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