campbell@maynard.UUCP (10/31/87)
In article <8710301918.AA01703@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> "M. S. Pung" <pung@ornl-ncc> writes:
<> I am currently working on a project which will centralize the
<> management of VAX/VMS authorizations, priviledges, etc. on all
<> of our VAXes.
<>
<> ... A critical issue involved in this is
<> whether of not the username field will be expanded in VMS V5.0
<> to something like 32 characters. There are currently 32 bytes
<> set aside in the authorize record, with only 12 being used...
Is this a trick question? Why don't you just assume that it will be
expanded? If it is, you get big points for foresight; if not, no harm
has been done, and maybe you're ready for VMS 6.0.
--
Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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