9 Oct
2007
9 Oct
'07
1:50 p.m.
HALP!
I just decided to attack a micro-11 system I had not attendded to.
Good news is it's pristine and complete:
BA23, 11/23BH, 512k (M8057), DEQNA, RQDX2(late firmware).
The RD52 has RXS11 and boots.
It's been a long time since I used RSX and longer since
I've administered it. So some procedures for doing things
I need to know or a pointer to.
TO shut down I do?
TO change admin password how, and which account again?
If I add a 8line mux (DHV or DZV) what the procedure to get
system to install and recognise it.
On line DOCs to refresh memory from?
I'm most comfortable with VMS, Ultrix and RT-11 but never
bothered with RSX for a home system.
Allison
10 Oct
10 Oct
5:46 a.m.
On 10/9/07, Allison <ajp166 at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
HALP!
I just decided to attack a micro-11 system...
It's been a long time since I used RSX and longer since
I've administered it. So some procedures for doing things
I need to know or a pointer to.
TO shut down I do?
IIRC, from an account with privs, it _might_ be...
@[1,4]SHUTUP.CMD
... or something quite similar.
TO change admin password how, and which account again?
It's been a long time, and I've worked with a variety of early-1980s
versions of RSX, but the account, at least, is probably [1,4].
Unfortunately, I can't recall what program you have to invoke to
twiddle passwords and privs. It might even be dependent on exactly
what version of RSX you have, if it's an old one (not all that likely,
though, if it's a MicroPDP. It would be more likely on an 11/34,
say).
If I add a 8line mux (DHV or DZV) what the procedure
to get
system to install and recognise it.
IIRC, you'll have to do some type of SYSGEN - lots of questions to
answer, then several hours as your wee little F-11 spins its wheels
and builds a new system. I haven't done a sysgen in over 20 years, so
hopefully someone else with fresher experience can speak up.
On line DOCs to refresh memory from?
I don't know of any, and I wasn't able to Google any. :-/
-ethan
7:19 a.m.
Ethan Dicks schrieb:
http://www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au/RSX-11M%20Version%204.2%20Manual%20Set…
for one set.
Regards
--
Holger
On 10/9/07, Allison <ajp166 at bellatlantic.net>
wrote:
It is probably @[1,2]SHUTUP.CMD, or better RUN $SHUTUP
HALP!
I just decided to attack a micro-11 system...
It's been a long time since I used RSX and longer since
I've administered it. So some procedures for doing things
I need to know or a pointer to.
TO shut down I do?
IIRC, from an account with privs, it _might_ be...
@[1,4]SHUTUP.CMD
... or something quite similar.
> TO change admin password how, and which account again?
>
RUN $ACNT
and then modify the UIC [1,2].
Basically, any account [1,x] is privileged, so you might create a new
account in this range before
fiddling with the old one and maybe accidentally disabling it (happened
to experience this myself :-))
It's been a long time, and I've worked with a
variety of early-1980s
versions of RSX, but the account, at least, is probably [1,4].
Unfortunately, I can't recall what program you have to invoke to
twiddle passwords and privs. It might even be dependent on exactly
what version of RSX you have, if it's an old one (not all that likely,
though, if it's a MicroPDP. It would be more likely on an 11/34,
say).
This is infact a job for a sysgen which should be under UIC [200,200]
for a complete installation,
or on the OS distribution. You should have the manual for exactly the
same RSX you use version at hand,
because in sysgen there are always some subtle changes between the
versions which had hit me more than
once. And SYSGEN is not for faint-hearted, to be assured ;-)
If I add a 8line mux (DHV or DZV) what the
procedure to get
system to install and recognise it.
IIRC, you'll have to do some type of SYSGEN - lots of questions to
answer, then several hours as your wee little F-11 spins its wheels
and builds a new system. I haven't done a sysgen in over 20 years, so
hopefully someone else with fresher experience can speak up.
On line DOCs
to refresh memory from?
I don't know of any, and I wasn't able to Google any. :-/
11:24 a.m.
At 1:50 PM -0400 10/9/07, Allison wrote:
HALP!
I just decided to attack a micro-11 system I had not attendded to.
Good news is it's pristine and complete:
BA23, 11/23BH, 512k (M8057), DEQNA, RQDX2(late firmware).
The RD52 has RXS11 and boots.
What version?
It's been a long time since I used RSX and longer
since
I've administered it. So some procedures for doing things
I need to know or a pointer to.
TO shut down I do?
RUN $SHUTUP
from a privileged account.
LB:[1,2]SHUTUP.CMD can be edited to include local shutdown tasks. It
is invoked as part of $SHUTUP.TSK.
TO change admin password how, and which account again?
If this is a version of RSX that has DCL installed, use SET PASSWORD.
Otherwise
RUN $ACNT
If I add a 8line mux (DHV or DZV) what the procedure
to get
system to install and recognise it.
Either VMR or @[200,200]SYSGEN; no longer remember under what
circumstances you could "just" VMR.
On line DOCs to refresh memory from?
I've assembled some of mine, Al's, and others at
<http://dundas-mac.caltech.edu/~dundas/retro/DEC%20Docs/RSX/>
John
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