[Info-vax] Migrate DECnet Phase IV task to Phase V

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2023-06-21 19:51, Peter Weaver wrote:
> I'm working with a client to move a DECnet Phase IV task on an old VAX that is being shutdown to an Alpha running Phase V.
> 
> In Phase IV I would create the user, then define/set the object like this;
> define object xyz file sys$sysdevice:[abc]xyz.com user abc password z
> set object xyz file sys$sysdevice:[abc]xyz.com user abc password z
> 
> In Phase V I seem to be missing something.
> 
> The target Alpha has the client VAX defined in DECNET_REGISTER as a Phase IV address. The VAX has the Alpha defined in NCP.
> 
>  From the VAX I do
> $  Open/read netchan alpha””::”TASK=xyz”
> I get;
>    %DLC-E-OPENIN, error opening alpha””::”TASK=xyz” as input
> -RMS-E-ACC, ACP file access failed
> -SYSTEM-F-INVLOGIN, login information invalid at remote node
> 
> When that happens I see “Event: Access Control Violation from: Node LOCAL:.alpha Session Control” in OPERATOR.lOG.
> 
> In SYS$MANAGER:NET$APPLICATION_STARTUP.NCL  there is a line “SET NODE 0 SESSION CONTROL APPLICATION TASK ADDRESSES = {NAME=TASK}” that was put in when Phase V was installed 20 years ago.
> 
> I'm not sure if I have to add something to a .NCL file somewhere to get the task to work in Phase V.
> 
> Does anyone know if there are any other steps to add a Phase IV task to Phase V?

Why changing to Phase V at this point? You can run Phase IV on your 
Alpha as well... Seems like this only adds complications.

   Johnny