[HECnet] Proxy to VMS?

It fails from other hosts, too, although I don't know if that would be relevant.? This is from VENTI2. NCP>telL DUNE:: shoW exECUTOR chARACTERISTICS NCP> 11:23:52 ??? NCP ??? ??? Request # 98 Accepted NCP> 11:23:53 ??? NCP Request # 98; Show Executor Node Characteristics Failed, Listener link connect failed, Link Failure = Access control rejected NCP> On 5/1/20 10:26 AM, Keith Halewood wrote: > Hi Bob, > > The specific problem is when you've removed the default account > associated with objects like NML and rely instead on proxies to supply > default information and thereby limit those hosts that have default > access to your objects. > > So, I've removed the default account associated with NML (and one or > two others) and my participating VAXen have a series of proxies > defined by authorize like: > (on DUNE) ADD/PROXY IX::* DECNET/DEFAULT > (on IX) ADD/PROXY DUNE::* DECNET/DEFAULT > > The above works fine between those two and the other hosts in my network. > I added Paul's mapper userID as a proxy from a range of his hosts. The > login subsequently fails. > > Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On > Behalf Of Robert Armstrong > Sent: 01 May 2020 15:20 > To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE > Subject: RE: [HECnet] Proxy to VMS? > >> ? On VMS, how can you set up a network object to allow access without a > password? > > ?? The short answer is - when you go thru the NETCONFIG dialog, there > are a series of questions about "do you want a default DECnet account" > and "do you want default access to the xxx object?", where NML is one > of the objects listed.? You have to answer YES to those questions. > >> ? If you do this, what is required in the connect request coming in? > ?? No idea, but I have a VMS system and we can see what it does. > > Bob > >