startup procedure

[TMcB]

Hello everyone

I had to start one of our VMS servers conversationally (to reset passwd) and I cant get it to startup normally.

Its running OpenVMS Alpha 8.2.
I had started it using :
>> b -fl 0,1
set/startup opa0:
continue
spawn
@sys$system:startup

I was then able to make my changes and reboot.
Now when I boot it doesnt appear to be running the startup.

gets as far as :
Waiting to form a luster
now a VMS cluster
completeing VMS cluster
then it goes to the dollar prompt.

Is there something else I am supposed to do after a conversational boot to get it to bot as normal again?

I have tried halting the machine and running b -fl 0,0

Thanks

[Robert Gezelter · Accepted solution]

TMcB,

The SET/STARTUP=OPA: is sticky (survives reboot).

Either:

- run STARTUP.COM again and use either SYSMAN or SYSGEN to reset the STARTUP file; or

- do a conversational boot, when prompted, issue a SET /STARTUP=SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM

This is a common error.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

[TMcB]

thats brilliant
thanks

[labadie_1]

You should boot conversationaly again, and do

> set /startup sys$system:startup.com

to be back as before.

The next time you boot like this, do
set writesysparams 0
set/startup opa0:

like this, for the next reboot, you will still have a normal boot

[Mrityunjoy Kundu]

Hello dear,
try this

SYSBOOT> SET UAFALTERNATE 1
SYSBOOT> SET WINDOW_SYSTEM 0
SYSBOOT> CONTINUE
Username: [Return]
Password: [Return]
Password: [Return]
$ DEFINE/SYSTEM/EXECUTIVE_MODE SYSUAF SYS$SYSTEM:SYSUAF.DAT
$ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM
$ RUN AUTHORIZE
AUTHORIZE> MODIFY SYSTEM/PASSWORD=FGLFTUTU
AUTHORIZE> EXIT
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSMAN
SYSMAN> PARAMETERS USE CURRENT
SYSMAN> PARAMETERS SET WINDOW_SYSTEM 1
SYSMAN> PARAMETERS SET UAFALTERNATE 0
SYSMAN> PARAMETERS WRITE CURRENT
SYSMAN> EXIT
$ @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN

[Martin Vorlaender]

>>>
The next time you boot like this, do
set writesysparams 0
set/startup opa0:

like this, for the next reboot, you will still have a normal boot
<<<

AFAIK, the "set writesysparams 0" must be the last command before the "c(ontinue)" to work.

cu,
Martin

[labadie_1]

martin

Yes you are right.

[Shailender_1]

When we start VMS with OPA0: most of the logicals are defined in the system. We can follow as below;

>> b -fl 0,1
set/startup opa0:
SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0 ! Doesn't save changes
continue
spawn
@DISK:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$STARTUP]VMS$INITIAL-050_VMS.COM ! this procedure will define the required logicals and will alow you do things easily

$set def sys$system
$MC authorize modi/pass=xxxx