MCR SYSMAN ALF — VMS 5.2
Use ALF to add, display or remove entries from the Automatic Login Facility (ALF) database. This database permits users to log in without specifying a user name. by associating terminals and ports with user names. Please see the Guide to VMS System Security and Guide to Setting up a VMS System for more information. This command requires access to the ALF database, normally SYS$SYSTEM:SYSALF.DAT.
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ADD
Use the ADD command to add an entry into the ALF database. Format: ALF ADD device username
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deviceusernameCommand QualifiersExamples
device
Name of the terminal or port that automatic logins are to be enabled for. This terminal or port must not currently exist in the ALF database. This argument is assumed to be a device name unless the /PORT or /PROXY qualifier is used.
username
The name of the user to be associated with the specified device.
Command Qualifiers
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/PROXY
Specifies that the named device is a port name in proxy format, i.e. NODE::USERNAME
/TERMINAL
Specifies that the named device is a terminal. This is the default.
/PORT
Specifies that the named device is a port name.
Examples
SYSMAN> ALF ADD TTA2 LARRY Specifies that terminal TTA2 should be associated with user LARRY. SYSMAN> ALF ADD/PROXY MYNODE::JOHNSON OPERATOR Specifies that a remote user on node MYNODE with a username of JOHNSON should be associated with user OPERATOR on the local node. If JOHNSON does a SET HOST to the local node he/she will be assigned the username OPERATOR on the local node.
REMOVE
Deletes one or more records from the ALF database. Format: ALF REMOVE [device]
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deviceCommand QualifiersExample
device
Specifies the device(s) which you are interested in. Wildcard characters (% and *) may be used freely. If this parameter is omitted all ALF records will be removed. If this parameter is omitted the /USERNAME or /CONFIRM qualifier must be specified.
Command Qualifiers
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/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM [default] Controls whether a request is issued before each individual REMOVE operation to confirm that the operation should be performed on that file.
/LOG
/NOLOG [default] Determines if the REMOVE command displays the names of the records removed from the ALF database.
/USERNAME
Specifies the username(s) which you are interested in. Wildcard characters (% and *) may be used freely. If this parameter is omitted all ALF records which match the specified device name will be removed.
Example
SYSMAN> ALF REMOVE/USER=OPERATOR Removes all ALF records which associates a device with the user OPERATOR.
SHOW
Displays one or more records in the ALF database. Format: ALF SHOW [device]
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device
Specifies the device(s) which you are interested in. Wildcard characters (% and *) may be used freely. If this parameter is omitted all ALF records will be displayed.
Command Qualifiers
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/OUTPUT
/OUTPUT[=file-spec] Specifies that the output from the execution of this command is to written to the file specified, or to "[default_directory]SYSMAN.LIS" if no filespec is given.
/USERNAME
Specifies the username(s) which you are interested in. Wildcard characters (% and *) may be used freely. If this parameter is omitted all ALF records which match the specified device name will be displayed.