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| 52.1 | A Look at Chapter 1 | DLO10::TARLING | | Wed May 08 1991 11:01 | 12 |
| Val, Kristin;
A quick look at chapter 1:
1. Page 1-4a, second paragraph second sentence, "aonly", typo.
2. I like the objectives.
3. I find this chapter a significant improvement over previous
materials for the same subject matter. The material is up to
date and accurate.
Arnold.
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| 52.2 | The view from the UK | UKEDU::SHONE | Keith Shone @RKA 830-4074 | Fri May 10 1991 07:27 | 64 |
| Module: Logging In and Out of a VMS System
My views - not necessarily those of my colleagues.
Some of these comments I've made elsewhere - I think.
General:
Still rather uneasy about the quantity of information
on servers - too much. For example, do we need to
discuss forward switch characters?
That said, I've grown to like this module (how perverse
can I get!). The flow and evolution is good.
Page Comment
1-4a Line 3: typo - ellaborate -> elaborate
Line 5: typo - aonly ?
1-5a Line 2: typo - refered -> referred
1-6 Text looks dense on this page - could sub-bullets
be used? For example:
o Each user of a VMS system has an entry in the
User Authorization File (UAF)
- entry usually made by system manager
- provides user name and password
o when user name and password match those in the UAF
entry:
- system creates an interactive process for that
user
- displays informational messages
- displays prompt - by default "$"
Just an idea - please shoot to pieces as desired!
(Watch specifying $ prompts since a LOGIN.COM may
establish a special one).
Pedantic - I prefer the word entry when referring to
the UAF since a record smacks of a single line of
info. (Ignore me, I'll probably go away...)
1-7a Last line: typo AUF -> UAF (could it be a German
authorization file ;-) )
1-7 <Nit> a Sample UAF Record -> A Sample UAF Record
1-9 Doesn't need a table for these actions, just a
straight numbered list
1-11a Line 4: typo "...you rown..." -> "...your own..."
1-17a Line 3: typo explan -> explain
1-21a Line 3: typo expirations -> expiration
Line 5: typo infromation -> information
1-23 Bullet 3: sub-bullet 1: password length is server-dependent
- the one I'm on only allows six characters.
1-25 Bullet 3: <Nit> system -> System
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| 52.3 | The view of Holland | NWGEDU::WIERSMA | Make my day, send me mail... | Mon May 13 1991 17:18 | 64 |
| This is the review of chapter:
Logging In and Out of a VMS System
Page 1-7: Make a simple user record.
This one has to many questions inside.
Leave the flags away (diswelcome, disnewmail)
Ownerfield: Mary Smith --> if uppercase, so confused with the username
Authorized and Default Privileges not the same.
The following is an alternative.
Page 1-10a: second bullet: to any system
This is only true if you don't have fixed ports or dedicated
services.
Page 1-11 In this case "CD" is a service .........
May be you can show this in the example.
Local> SHOW SERVICE CD
Page 1-12a: On the instructor page there are no comments.
May be this will help.
Two system parameters very important:
TTY_TIMEOUT default 900 sec (15 min)
* period how long a disconnected process will wait.
TTY_DEFCHAR2
* must have the value of %X20000 (decimal 131072)
default %x1002 (decimal 4098)
$set terminal/disconnect 'device name'
$mcr sysgen
sysgen> connect vta0:/noadaptor/driver=ttdriver
Page 1-17a: fourth bullet: sysgen has no /OUTPUT qualifier.
What about: $MCR SYSGEN
SYSGEN> SET /OUTPUT=filespec
Page 1-18a: Mention also SYS$PASSWORD_HISTORY_LIFETIME n days
And the /FLAG=DISPWDHIST (sixth -)
Page 1-19: Fourth example Tell also how to stop this verification.
Because maybe of a typo error, you really don't know the password
anymore.
Page 1-20: Last line.
Enter the NEW----> Enter the Verification password again.
Page 1-23a: What if the user forgets his lock password?
Happens twice already in a Syst Mgt Course I had to run.
Page 1-24a: fifth line Format.....
D HH:MM:SS.hh-------> DD-MMM-YYYY:HH:MM:SS.hh
This is a really good chapter.
Arjen.
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| 52.4 | /nocommand | TEACH::CHUCK | | Sat Jun 01 1991 01:33 | 5 |
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Module 1: I would like to add the /nocommand
qualifier here. It is early but where
better, except in the command procedure
section. Your choice.
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| 52.5 | More comments from DC | TEACH::RINE | | Wed Jun 05 1991 14:49 | 12 |
| The following are comments on Module 1 Logging in and out of a VMS System
Page 1-9. Should probably have an example of someone logging in with a
secondary password.
Page 1-10. 3rd Bullet says a service can provide you access to file
storage. Can this really be set up with out first accessing
the computer system ?
Page 1-19. 1st Bullet. "User input is" should probably be replaced with
"Passwords are"
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| 52.6 | The pilot is flying blind | SWAM1::STERN_TO | Have TK; Will Travel | Tue Oct 29 1991 15:45 | 13 |
| We are in the process of running a pilot teach of this class this
week, and I am sitting in on it, so this is the first time I have been
in one place long enough to look at the book.
General comment from students: too much material, taking too much time
to cover before they get a chance to do anything.
Specific comment from me: The example of setting a forward switch,
p. 1-24, shows using a ^X. Could we possibly change this with a
character that VMS doesn't use? Using this kills the ability to dump
the typeahead buffer.
tom
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