[gnu.emacs.vms] files writelocked under VMS - Please Help!

flagg@athena.mit.edu (Daniel P Flagg) (01/19/90)

I've been having an annoying problem which I'm sure will be obvious to
somebody.

I've been trying to install gnuemacs on two VAX 750s under VMS. The version(s)
I have were created from backup sets from other 750s  running the same versions
of VMS (4.6 and 4.7). The emacs on the original machines runs flawlessly. On
my machines, all files wind up being opened read-only. (Toggle-read-only
resets this and allows edits to be saved in existing files only.) New files
can't be saved as the directory is also listed as write protected. 

ACLs are not in use. All emacs files and directory have world RWED access, as
well as the directory and files being edited. GNUEMACS 18.44 and 18.52 have
been tried. Recompiling, linking, dumping don't make a difference. EDT works
fine (as it ever is going to ...). 

Anybody have any clues? 

Please reply to flagg@athena.mit.edu