Testing User Account Privileges

This procedure tests the privilege level of an OpenVMS user account by creating and then deleting a SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR] test directory. If successful, this user account may be used for installing CONNX.

Important: Request permission from your system administrator before running this test because it creates and deletes a directory on the OpenVMS server.

 

To test the privileges of an OpenVMS user account

  1. On a CONNX administrator computer, start a terminal emulator, select the desired server, and type the appropriate user name and password. The $ prompt appears.

  2. Follow this abbreviated sequence of OpenVMS commands:

1.

$ create/directory SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR]

2.

$ set def SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR]

3.

$ dir

4.

$ no files found

5.

$ cd [-]

6.

$ del CNXTESTDIR.DIR;1

7.

$ SYS$COMMON:[000000]CNXTESTDIR.DIR;1  deleted

 

Description:

1.

Create the directory SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR].

2.

Set default directory to SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR].

3.

Display contents of directory SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR].

4.

Return "no files found" because directory is empty. This user account MAY BE USED for CONNX installation. You have sufficient privileges to create directories. Return "error opening SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR]" indicates that you do not have sufficient privileges to create directories and therefore this user account MAY NOT BE USED for installing CONNX.

5.

Move up one directory level in SYS$COMMON.

6.

Delete the empty directory CNXTESTDIR in SYS$COMMON.

7.

Return indicates directory was deleted successfully.

  1. Disconnect the session and close your terminal emulator.

Note: Use a terminal emulator most familiar to you or see Using Your Telnet Utility - TCP/IP.