[Simh] Tops-10 question/help

Quentin North quentin at quentin.org.uk
Thu Feb 8 19:30:05 EST 2018


Thanks Rich. At Tim’s suggestion I cracked it by giving the user account profile a quota on dskb: and that automatically included dskb: in the search list for the user account.

> On 9 Feb 2018, at 00:25, Rich Alderson <simh at alderson.users.panxi.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: Quentin North <quentin at quentin.org.uk>
>> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 20:27:12 +0000
> 
>  [ snip the REACT stuff which Tim Litt answered ]
> 
>> When I login with a user that I have created I don't seem to get a default
>> SSL and dsk: is not assigned to dskb. If I manually assign dskb: dsk: that
>> seems to work in that I can direct, but it doesn't seem to just do that.
> 
>> .login quentin
>> Job 3  KS10  TTY1
>> %LGNSLE Search list is empty
>> 20:05    7-Feb-118   Wednesday
> 
>> .dir
> 
>> %WLDSLE Search list empty
>> .dir dsk:
> 
>> %WLDSLE Search list empty dsk:
> 
> Well, when you boot the OS, you can define a system search list prior to
> issuing the GO command.  Type a "?" at the "Startup option:" prompt to see what
> all you can do there.
> 
> You can also define a system search list by logging in as a privileged user.
> Since the OPERATOR ([1,2]) is automagically logged in by the startup, issue the
> PUSH command in OPR to get to a command prompt and issue the command
> 
>     .R SETSRC
>     *CS DSKB:
>     *^Z
> 
> You will now have a system search list defined.  This is permanent until
> something clobbers it; it will ride out system crashes, etc.
> 
> .HELP SETSRC will provide you with all the ugly information on this useful
> command.
> 
>                                                                Rich



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