[Info-vax] RDB Documentation

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Jan-Erik
> Söderholm via Info-vax
> Sent: April 16, 2019 4:08 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] RDB Documentation
> 
> 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.

Another option - the old undocumented "$ Set Watch command"

$ SET WATCH/CLASS=MAJOR - then do new install

Or for really detailed audit to see what OpenVMS files it touches, set
output to a file and then do the following before the new Rdb install

$ SET WATCH/CLASS=ALL

Reference:
<https://www.parsec.com/os/openvms/undocumented.php?page=14>

Likely already new this, but Rdb also has some very good internal audit
features if looking for internal DB auditing.

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com