topic Re: User information in Operating System - OpenVMS

User information

Mainak — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:41:10 GMT

Hi ,

1. Could any one provide me the link for downloading the software for SWXCR manager controller

2. I have removed all the unwanted proxy settings from one of my server. Now I could see that probably 2 files have been modified after that ( from the time stamp )-
netproxy.dat
sysuaf.dat

I need to replicate the same records accross 10 other servers and I dont want to manually delete the proxy setting again. Can I copy (will use backup command ) one or both ( what ever is required )the files to other nodes and replace the original files ? Is there any side effect in doing so ?

Thanks
Mainak

Re: User information

Uwe Zessin — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:09:57 GMT

Proxy data is stored in NETPROXY.DAT and NET$PROXY.DAT (both should be in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE], but there can be exceptions!).

I have moved files between systems. Watch out, as NET$PROXY.DAT is maintained by the SECURITY_SERVER process, which keeps the file open. Can't try it right now, but I think you can present the new file and then do:
$ SET SERVER SECURITY_SERVER/RESTART

Re: User information

Mainak — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:27:55 GMT

Thanks Uwe,

I have to try it during the weekend and will let you know. I more doubt... Whenever I am adding or deleting any proxy account , the time stamp of the sysuaf.dat file is also getting changed. do I need to move this file as well with netproxy.dat and net$proxy.dat?

Re: User information

Uwe Zessin — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:53:25 GMT

The timestamp on SYSUAF.DAT is changed, too, because AUTHORIZE.EXE opens the file for read/write access.

SYSUAF contains the usernames, passwords, quotas and so on. You can cause great confusion if you copy a file and it is missing usernames on the destination system or usernames have different UICs on both systems.

Re: User information

Mike Reznak — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:58:15 GMT

Hi,
I think, that you can just copy the proxy file. When you change some proxies and exist Authorize utility you get these messages
%UAF-I-NOMODS, no modifications made to system authorization file
%UAF-I-NAFDONEMSG, network proxy database modified
%UAF-I-RDBNOMODS, no modifications made to rights database

Only proxy database is modified.

Mike

Re: User information

Allan Bowman — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:28:07 GMT

Mainak -

Another way to do this that I think is cleaner (leaves a record of what was done on each system) is to create a COM file that cleans up the existing proxy database (either delete everything or create a new database). You would then copy the COM file to each system (with passed login info if the proxies don't currently exist) and execute the file remotely (either with SYSMAN or with TASK=).

Doing it this way, any future changes that are machine specific can be added to the local file, or global changes can be done as an additional COM file with just the changes (and another remote execution).

Allan

Re: User information

Andy Bustamante — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:00:25 GMT

The SWXCR software is still included with the Alpha firmware CD. If you have a support contract CSC should also be able to provide a copy.

Andy

Re: User information

Robert_Boyd — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:05:41 GMT

In reply to your question 1 -- are you looking for the console level software for the SWXCR controller? That is usually included on the firmware CD ROM. If you have a firmware CD you can find the SWXCR package there.

If you are looking for the software to run on the operating system, that may be available from one of the support websites or ftp sites.

Robert

Re: User information

John Travell — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:25:35 GMT

SWXCR software. If you have NOT got the firmware CD and you can download from the net, a zipped copy of the V7 firmare ISO cd image is at
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/v70.zip
A link to the VMS SWCC agent, at ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/alphaserver/storage/controllers/kzpac/swcc22vms.exe, can be found on the page at http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/products/storage/retired/ra230/index.html

Hopefully these liks will be of use to you.

Re: User information

Mainak — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:04:51 GMT

Thanks for the SWXCR link. Also thanks to all specially to Uwe as his suggestion was very useful.

Re: User information

Mainak — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:06:31 GMT

Thanks for the SWXCR link. Also thanks to all specially to Uwe as his suggestion was very useful.