[Info-vax] SOLVED : Re: Process quota problem after upgrade to 8.4-2L1

[Dave Froble]

On 12/22/2020 4:29 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <rrt30e$aua$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
> <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
>
>> Cluster satellite workstations are also not configurations I'd expect
>> to see a whole lot of usage or testing, generally. I'd expect little
>> usage of these configurations outside of hobbyist environments.
>
> Probably true today.  On the other hand, they tend to be rebooted once a
> day rather than once a decade, so non-dynamic parameters can be tested.
>
>> We'd
>> see yet fewer of these cases too, if OpenVMS were better about its
>> installation and re-installation and provisioning and which would ease
>> cloning
>
> I would really like the ability to do an upgrade to the OS without
> affecting any customized settings.

Ummm ...  how can I say this?

You should really avoid customization of an OS, unless you're the OS 
developer.  I consider doing so is just asking for problems, both while 
using the OS, and most definitely when upgrading.

Consider, as being discussed here, things such as existing user accounts 
not being upgraded when the OS is upgraded.  At least minimums should be 
upgraded.

My practice is to insert required startup tasks in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM, 
which is preserved during an upgrade.  Any more would require convincing 
needs.


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