[HECnet] PyDECnet setup

Johnny Billquist bqt at softjar.se
Wed Nov 17 10:16:25 PST 2021


.ncp tell pivax0 set exec sta off
NCP -- Set failed, privilege violation
.set /host
Host=MIM RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6  BL87mP
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   Johnny

On 2021-11-17 18:45, Wilm Boerhout wrote:
> Not all at once, please, but try and turn DECnet off on PIVAX0::, by all means...
> 
> Wilm
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On Behalf Of Robert Armstrong
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 6:29 PM
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Subject: RE: [HECnet] PyDECnet setup
> 
>> Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
>> And I just did a check in RSX. Please, people, do not do this in
>> general. But yes, I could turn off another node by just issuing that
>> command.
>> DECnet and security? Not in the same sentence...
> 
>    I think Paul was going to implement some kind of rudimentary access control.  DECnet does have a privileged and a non-privileged password after all.
> 
>> I wonder if I shouldn't maybe do something about that...
> 
>    I wonder if you can turn off VMS DECnet remotely too?  I'm a little afraid to try...
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 

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