Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> writes: Do VMS ACLs work over DECNET? Let's say I'm on CHIMPY and want to edit the ACL of a file on GORVAX - = will that work? CHIMPY$ EDITT/ACL GORVAX::LOGIN.COM %SYSTEM-E_INVFILFOROP, invalid file specification for operation. ACLs are stored in the file header. Identifiers are stored as their binary equivalent from their definition in the local system's RIGHTSLIST.DAT file. Therefore, without the same RIGHTSLIST.DAT file on the remote node, the ACL information is meaningless and, since there's no way to enforce having the same RIGHTSLIST.DAT information on the remote, remote ACLs is not supported. $ DIRECTORY/SECURITY will display SOGR protections and ownershit UIC but it will not display the rights identifier names even IF they exists within the RIGHTSLIST.DAT of the local node. HERE$ DIRECTORY/SECURITY THERE::LOGIN.COM LOGIN.COM;1 [1,4] (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) THERE$ DIRECTORY/SECURITY LOGIN.COM LOGIN.COM;1 [HEGEMONY,SYSTEM] (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) If there were ACLs on the LOGIN.COM, you would not see them in the remote DIRECTORY listing. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.