[Info-vax] RDB Documentation

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2019-04-16 kl. 06:06, skrev 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.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC
> 
> 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.
> 

DIR *RDB*.A on all disks.