17 Nov
2021
17 Nov
'21
7:16 p.m.
.ncp tell pivax0 set exec sta off
NCP -- Set failed, privilege violation
.set /host
Host=MIM RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6 BL87mP
.
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
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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