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Also check all the possibilities in the man pages using the command #man vdump I want to say also that you can use the vdump/vrestore with ufs as well as AdvFs, check first if the ADVFS Polycenter software is installed and you have /sbin/vdump and /sbin/vrestore available. If not, you have to...

I checked the command, I can send my self an e-mail. Should I write a simple script that issues the command, put output in a file, mail it to me then process it from my PC? Can I put it in a crontab file to be invoked everyday? MKMA

Well, I am a VMS guy, but I had to learn True64 Unix.. You can use either dump/restore or vdump/vrestore depending on your Unix Version (vdump/vrestore must be used for ADVFS). the files are located in the /sbin directory. the line should be like this /sbin/vdump -f /dev/nrmt0h /disk1...

Hello all... I want to capture the sizes of all the disks I have in my True64 Unix system and put them in a file...Daily... I want to do this so I can create a database with the disk sizes EVERYDAY and see how do they grow in size. Any help will be appreciated.. Thanx MKMA

If you know the rz# of the new device, then go directly to the ./MAKEDEV command If not, you have to get it using the scu command #scu scu> scan edt all scu> show edt all (device # = 8 * SCSI bus# + Target#) scu> exit #cd /dev #ls rz#* (check for any rz# specified) #rm rz#*...

Hi all, I think may be I am little lazy for asking such a question...but... How can I change the default font of a CDE screen? I have Xwindows on the console, and the console and only the console, when I login and open a dtterm window, I get messages that the font is not available and I have...

I am using Reflections from WRQ, and it works fine..no problems MKMA

Actually there is 2 options for that kind of thing: Here are they (1) If you connect remotly using telnet, then adding ptys in the file /etc/securettys is enough. (2) If you connect using Xwindown, or a program like Reflections X, then you have to add your machine's IP address to the...

Hi Guys, I have a machine that came with True 64 Unix V 4.0G already preinstalled on it with a name "X" I want to change the name of the machine from "X" to "Y". I am talking about the machine name and not its ip address or name. Can I just edit the file...

Guys... I got the answer. 1. Let the directory be shared from the Unix machine. 2. Go to the NT machine and click on MAP NETWORK DRIVE, and select the unix machine and the directory in question DONE ;-)

Hello Admins How can I share a direstory in Unix on NT workstation? I want to have full and quick access to the data through my NT workstation. Unix System running version 4.0G TIA MKMA

Hi all, When using the DLT7000 for backups, it chooses the compression ratio by itself. Does anyone know based on what?? When I try to backup 74 GB of data on a 80 Gb DLT IV tape using the DLT7000, the compression ratio starts at 45% and ends up to around 22% The system is ES40 running True64...

Hi guys, When ever I install the insight manager and try to connect to my servers, it gives me " socket recieve error" did I miss something TIA MKMA

Hi guys, I know that this forum is just for Unix, but, Is there any forums for OpenVMS OS and hardware?? Eshta ! MKMA

Hey guys !!! This is not a problem, it is a feature of the DLT7000 tape drives. It uses the DLTtape IV which has a capacity of 35GB/70GB(assuming 2:1 compression) when used with a DLT7000. The DLT7000 uses a compression by itself, When I use it in backing up unix file system, it compresses the...