Re: SET WATCH

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From: Arne Vajhxj
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 20:15

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> (This applies to VMS V5.0 - V5.4-2.)
>
> SET WATCH FILE modifies flags in the P1 cell PIO$GW_DFPROT via a $CMEXEC call.
>
> *Supposedly* this cell used to hold the process default protection but is
> now obsolete (spare).
>
> Flag bits:      0 - major
>                 1 - control
>                 2 - attribute
>                 3 - dir ops
>                 4 - dump (misc things)
>                 5 - quota
>
> The messages are written via supervisor-mode ASTs to SYS$OUTPUT.
>
> However... I know SET WATCH FILE worked under VMS V5.0 but it hasn't worked
> for me since V5.2. I've eliminated lack of CMEXEC privilege as the problem.
> SDA shows the cell as containing %Xfa00 - an appropriate value for process
> default protection. When I use SET WATCH FILE the cell doesn't change.

SET WATCH FILE has worked for me with all the recent VMS versions (we are
now at V5.5-1).

                                                          Arne

Arne Vajhxj                             local DECNET:  KO::ARNE
Computer Department                     PSI:           PSI%23831001304030::ARNE
Business School of Southern Denmark     Internet:      ARNE@KO.HHS.DK

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From: Arne Vajhxj <ARNE@ko.hhs.dk>
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Subject: Re: SET WATCH
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Date: 01 Oct 1992 21:15:58 +0100
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