[Info-vax] RDB Documentation

[John.Spitkovsky_at_mscsinc.com]

On Monday, April 15, 2019 at 10:53:14 PM UTC-5, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2019-04-16 02:30:58 +0000, John.Spitkovsky_at_mscsinc.com said:
> 
> > Does anyone have documentation for VAX Rdb v6.1, or know where I can 
> > find it?  I can find newer materials on the Oracle site, but the 
> > installation docs for 6.1 are tough to find.  Specifically, I am 
> > looking for a list of files it installs/touches (for a security audit), 
> > so I suspect even that from an install kit would be helpful.
> 
> Absent a list from contemporaneous Rdb documentation, you could enable 
> and use OpenVMS security auditing and monitor an installation, or you 
> could perform and installation and then check the file modification and 
> file creation dates, or crack open the kit backup saveset and read the 
> KITINSTAL.COM DCL procedure.  Of the three, I'd likely have a look at 
> the KITINSTAL.COM procedure and see how complex it is.  If it's 
> slinging around files as most are wont, it should be a fairly quick 
> read.
> 
> 
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I agree that browsing the KITINSTAL seems easiest.  I also have some queries out to see if I can obtain the kit!  I have access to a system where it is already installed, but I don't know if the kit is there.