[Info-vax] OpenVMS V9.2-1 Password policy

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/22/2023 10:56 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/22/2023 10:23 AM, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>> I guess we're exactly the same now. I wonder what security is set on
>> that header ...
>>
>> Alex (KAKAPO) > show sec
>> _Object name: sys$common:[vsicxx$lib.include.sys$starlet_c]pthread.h
>> %SHOW-F-READERR, error reading
>> SYS$COMMON:[VSICXX$LIB.INCLUDE.SYS$STARLET_C]PTHREAD.H;2
>> -SYSTEM-F-NOPRIV, insufficient privilege or object protection violation
>>
>> Hmm, locked me out it has. Ok let's try as SYSTEM.
>>
>> $ sh sec sys$common:[vsicxx$lib.include.sys$starlet_c]pthread.h
>>
>> SYS$COMMON:[VSICXX$LIB.INCLUDE.SYS$STARLET_C]PTHREAD.H;2 object of
>> class FILE
>>       Owner: [SYSTEM]
>>       Protection: (System: RWED, Owner: RWED, Group: RE, World)
>>       Access Control List: <empty>
>>
>> Wunderbar. The installer for the CXX isn't setting the appropriate
>> security on headers. Something for VSI to fix. :-D
> 
> If you look at the VSI forum thread then VSI has promised to fix it.
> 
> But until then:
> 
> $ set prot=(w:re) sys$common:[vsicxx$lib.include.sys$starlet_c]*.h

BTW, I suspect that my age shows since I prefer:

$ dir/prot
$ set prot=... or $ set file/prot=...

over:

$ show sec
$ set sec/prot=...

:-(

Arne