RBrooks@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA.UUCP (03/04/87)
I have had this occur when a software contractor redefined the logical name for where temporary mailboxes are supposed to be defined in the system logical name table to a logical name table which users had no privilege to write in. Check to see where the logical name LNM$TEMPORARY_MAILBOX points to. This logical name usually points to the LNM$JOB logical name table but can be redefined. If it points to the wrong place the job cannot create a temporary mailbox and will not spawn. R. R. Brooks RBrooks -at MIT.MULTICS-ARPA Systems Manager RFE/RL Inc.