[Info-vax] Logging image activations

[David J Dachtera]

Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> 
> Now, I have an old systems with a large amount of
> applications images (EXE's). I'd like to know/log
> in some way what EXE's are (still) in use.
> 
> I guess one could enable image-logging in the accounting
> but that would also log COPY.EXE and and so on, right ?
> 
> One could add some logging to the code itself, but that
> implies rebuilding all EXE's which I'd prefer not to do.
> 
> I have searched for some by-file (or better by-directory)
> logging to enable, but not comed up with something usable.
> 
> I also thought about some routine scanning through the
> processes and log the active/running image, but that would
> be "polling" and one might miss some short activations.
> 
> Hm, maybe some ACL on the files to enable auditing of
> "execute" access ? That would be easy to add to the files
> anyway, I'm not sure about how easy it is to get reports.
> Maybe some mangling of the ANA/AUD output would do...
> 
> Any thoughts ?
> 
> Maybe image loggin in accounting is the easiest and make
> sure to make a "set acc/new" regulary (and run some ACC
> reports to list the images)...

Google this group for discussions surrounding SET VOLUME/RETENTION
and/or see the on-line HELP.

Then, you can use DIRECTORY/EXPIRED with /BEFORE or /SINCE to
selectively display lists of files.

Files with the later expiry dates are the more recently accessed.

...I think. It's been a a while...

D.J.D.