winalski@psw.DEC.COM.UUCP (12/07/86)
INPSMB, the Input Symbiont, is a privileged program. It is meant to be run in a newly-created process by the Job Controller when an idle card reader detects input, in much the same way that the Job Controller runs LOGINOUT in a newly-created process when an idle terminal detects input. As with LOGINOUT, the purpose of INPSMB is to get the job authorization information (username/password), then to start the DCL command interpreter (in the case of LOGINOUT) or to enqueue the job (in the case of INPSMB). INPSMB requires CMKRNL to submit jobs on behalf of users other than the current one, and probably needs other privileges as well to perform its other functions. When Job Control detaches a process to listen to the card reader, it sets up the detached process with all of the requisite privileges. INPSMB is not meant to be used except by Job Control. It is possible you might get it to work by granting it sufficient privileges, but then again, maybe not. What is it that you are trying to accomplish? --PSW