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.
1. On a CONNX administrator computer, start a terminal emulator, select the desired server, and enter the appropriate user name and password. The $ prompt appears.
2. Follow this abbreviated sequence of OpenVMS commands:
$ create/directory SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR] - reates the directory SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR].
$ set def SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR] - sets the default directory to SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR].
$ dir - displays contents of directory SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR].
$ no files found - returns no files found because directory is empty. This user account may be used for CONNX installation. You have sufficient privileges to create directories. Returns error opening SYS$COMMON:[CNXTESTDIR] to indicate that you do not have sufficient privileges to create directories and therefore this user account may not be used for installing CONNX.
$ cd [-] - moves up one directory level in SYS$COMMON.
$ del CNXTESTDIR.DIR;1 - deletes the empty directory CNXTESTDIR in SYS$COMMON.
$ SYS$COMMON:[000000]CNXTESTDIR.DIR;1 deleted - indicates the directory was deleted successfully.
3. Disconnect the session and close your terminal emulator.