Conference csc32::consolemanager

465.0. "CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS Problems" by 58635::VCOOKE (Vern Cooke @CTU (Western Canada CNS)) Fri Nov 04 1994 23:19

Hello:

I am trying to set up a common CONSOLE$MONITOR_INIT.DAT file for all the
Console Manager users and am experiencing a strange problem.

If I have CONSOLE$MONITOR_INIT.DAT in a user's SYS$LOGIN directory and do
not define the CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS logical, all is well. However, as soon as
I define the logical (and put CONSOLE$MONITOR_INIT.DAT in the common
directory), Console Manager does not read CONSOLE$MONITOR_INIT.DAT at all,
niether the copy in SYS$LOGIN or the common directory.

The command I use for the definition is:
	$ DEFINE CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS CTUPCM_DATA1:[PCM_SHARE]

I have tried defining CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS in the process, system and
CONSOLE$LOGICAL_NAMES tables with the same result. I have also shut down and
restarted Console Manager between definitions of the logical, but still no
luck.

To keep things simple, my CONSOLE$MONITOR_INIT.DAT has only one line:
    set exit_key ctrl_v

When testing, I would do a $ CONSOLE MONITOR, connect to a system and hope the
display shows a "Type CTRL/V to exit or CTRL/G to escape to monitor".
Unfortunately, whenever CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS is defined, CTRL/E still appears
(and can be used to exit).

I am running Console Manager V1.5-002 on a VAX 4000-vlc running VMS 6.1. All my
testing was done from the SYSTEM account with all privileges enabled.

Any help would be appreciated.
						Thank you,
							...... Vern.

Vern,

	This problem has already been reported and will be fixed in
	the next ECO kit.

	If you require an immediate fix there is a new CONSOLE$CONMON
	image in OPG::CM$KITS.

Andy.

    Hi Andy:
    
    Yes, I pulled the V1.5-003 update over and it works great! Thank you.
    
    One query. I noticed (with my Ctrl-V definition) that the Monitor
    interface invoked from the command line now reads the initialization
    file and properly defines this key. However, selecting "Connect to
    Console" from the C3 display still leaves the exit key set to Ctrl-E.
    Is this expected behaviour? Shouldn't the C3 monitor interface also
    read the initialization file?
    
    					Thank you again,
    							....... Vern.

Vern,

  The monitor interface invoked from the C3 does a /NOINIT so that any keys
  defined in the C3 will be honoured (at least thats the theory!). So, try
  setting the exit key to Ctrl-V in the system definition on the C3.

Cheers,
Phil

    Phil,
    
    	Okay, I'll do the setup there.
    
    							Thank you,
    								..... Vern.