Document revision date: 19 July 1999

Chapter 6
6	Managing User Accounts
6.1	Understanding the User Authorization File
6.1.1	Priority
6.1.2	Limits and Quotas
6.1.3	Privileges
6.2	Understanding the Protection of Authorization Files
6.3	Understanding UAF Login Checks
6.4	Managing System-Supplied UAF Accounts
6.4.1	Understanding System-Supplied UAF Accounts
6.4.2	Creating Accounts on Alpha Systems (Alpha Only)
6.4.2.1	Creating Field Service Accounts (Alpha Only)
6.4.2.2	Creating SYSTEST and SYSTEST_CLIG Accounts (Alpha Only)
6.4.3	Maintaining System-Supplied Accounts (VAX Only)
6.4.4	Using the SYSTEM Account
6.4.5	Using AUTHORIZE to Maintain UAF Accounts
6.5	Preparing to Add User Accounts
6.5.1	Choosing an Account Type
6.5.2	Performing Additional Tasks
6.5.2.1	Selecting a User Name and Password
6.5.2.2	Assigning the User Identification Code
6.5.2.3	Adding a Disk Quota Entry
6.5.2.4	Setting the User Default Device for an Interactive Account
6.5.2.5	Setting the User Default Device for a Captive Account
6.5.3	Understanding Account Security
6.6	Adding User Accounts
6.6.1	Adding a User Account with AUTHORIZE
6.6.2	Adding a User Account with a Command Procedure
6.7	Maintaining User Accounts
6.7.1	Using Command Procedures for Interactive Accounts
6.7.2	Modifying a User Account
6.7.3	Listing User Accounts
6.7.4	Maintaining the User Environment
6.7.5	Deleting a User Account
6.7.6	Using BACKUP to Remove User Files
6.7.7	Disabling a User Account
6.8	Restricting the Use of Accounts
6.8.1	Setting Day Types
6.8.2	Restricting Logins to Specific Times
6.8.3	Restricting Login Functions
6.8.4	Using Login Command Procedures for Restricted or Captive Accounts
6.8.5	Setting Priorities for User Processes
6.9	Setting Up Special Accounts
6.9.1	Setting Up an Automatic Login Account with SYSMAN
6.9.2	Setting Up a Project Account with ACL Identifiers
6.9.3	Understanding Network Proxy Accounts
6.9.4	Creating Network Proxy Authorization Files
6.9.5	Adding Proxy Accounts
6.9.6	Removing Proxy Accounts
6.9.7	Displaying Proxy Accounts
6.9.8	Controlling Proxy Logins
6.10	Managing Mail
6.10.1	Modifying a User Record
6.10.2	Removing a User Record
6.10.3	AUTHORIZE Flags and Mail
6.11	Managing System Resources
6.11.1	Understanding Pages and Pagelets
6.11.2	Setting Limits on System Resources
Chapter 7
7	Managing Peripheral Devices
7.1	Understanding Device Names
7.2	Getting Information About Devices on the System
7.2.1	Determining If Volumes Need Rebuilding
7.2.2	Getting Information About ISO 9660-Formatted Devices
7.3	Setting Security Protection Characteristics on Devices
7.3.1	Granting Access to a Specific Device
7.3.2	Granting Access to All Devices
7.4	Connecting Devices and Loading Device Drivers
7.4.1	Manually Connecting Devices and Loading Device Drivers (VAX Only)
7.4.2	Manually Connecting Devices and Loading Device Drivers (Alpha Only)
7.4.3	Suppressing the Autoconfiguration of Devices
7.5	Automatically Configuring Devices for OpenVMS Alpha Systems
7.5.1	Understanding Device Configuration
7.5.2	Using File-Based Autoconfiguration
7.5.2.1	Adding Descriptions to SYS$USER_CONFIG.DAT
7.5.2.2	Configuration File Syntax
7.5.2.3	Device Descriptions
7.5.2.4	Rebuilding the SYS$USER_CONFIG.DAT File
7.5.3	Supported Buses for User Devices
7.5.3.1	ISA Device Configuration
7.5.3.1.1	Configuring ISA Devices on the ISA Bus
7.5.3.1.2	Configuring ISA Devices on the EISA Bus
7.5.4	SYS$MANAGER:ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported
7.6	Managing Terminals
7.6.1	Setting Terminal Characteristics
7.6.1.1	Setting Default Characteristics with System Parameters
7.6.1.2	Setting Characteristics in System Startup
7.6.2	Managing Virtual Terminals
7.6.2.1	Using Virtual Terminals for Dynamic Asynchronous DECnet for OpenVMS (VAX Only)
7.6.2.2	Determining the Physical Terminal Type of a Virtual Terminal
7.7	Managing Modems
7.7.1	Understanding Modems
7.7.2	Setting Up Modems
7.7.3	Troubleshooting Modems
7.8	Managing Printers
7.8.1	Setting Printer Characteristics
7.8.2	Using Spooled Printers
7.8.2.1	Spooling Printers
7.8.2.2	Despooling a Spooled Printer
7.8.2.3	Testing a Spooled Printer
7.9	Managing Tape Drives
7.9.1	Getting Magnetic Tape Device Information
7.9.2	Modifying Magnetic Tape Device Characteristics
7.10	Managing a Card Reader (VAX Only)
7.10.1	Distinguishing the Type of Card Deck (VAX Only)
7.10.1.1	Batch Job Card Deck (VAX Only)
7.10.1.2	Data Card Deck (VAX Only)
7.10.1.3	Setting Card Reader Translation Modes (VAX Only)
7.10.2	Running the Input Symbiont Interactively (VAX Only)

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