[news.software.anu-news] Data from prob installing ANU_News V5.8 & 5.9 under VAX VMS 5.2

CCSPJM@SEMASSU.BITNET (Peter Murray) (09/26/89)

Hi All:
 The following is the Log containing the information requested
by Bob Sloane regarding our problems installing ANU-News versions
5.8 and 5.9 under Vax VMS 5.2. Your help in solving this will be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks;
Peter Murray
The log follows:
     
SMUHEP-$ set def dub3:[news.news_dist]
SMUHEP-$ show log news*/full
     
(LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)     [kernel]
                        [no protection information]
     
(LNM$JOB_803B8B20)      [kernel]  [shareable]  [Quota=(832,1024)]
                        [Protection=(RWED,RWED,,)]  [Owner=[SYSTEM]]
     
(LNM$GROUP_000001)      [kernel]  [shareable,group]
                        [Protection=(RWED,R,R,)]  [Owner=[1,0]]
     
(LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)      [kernel]  [shareable,system]
                        [Protection=(RWE,RWE,R,R)]  [Owner=[SYSTEM]]
     
  "NEWSMAIL" [super] = "NEWSMGR"
  "NEWS_ADDRESS" [super] = "SMUHEP.PHYSX.SEMASSU.EDU"
  "NEWS_ADDRESS" [exec] = "SMUHEP.PHYSX.SEMASSU.EDU"
  "NEWS_DEVICE" [super] = "DUB3:[NEWS.]" [concealed]
  "NEWS_DEVICE" [exec] = "DUB3:[NEWS.]" [concealed]
  "NEWS_MANAGER" [super] = "DUB3:[NEWS_MGR]"
  "NEWS_MANAGER" [exec] = "DUB3:[NEWS_MGR]"
  "NEWS_MANAGER_DEV" [super] = "DUB3:[NEWS_MGR.]" [concealed]
  "NEWS_MANAGER_DEV" [exec] = "DUB3:[NEWS_MGR.]" [concealed]
  "NEWS_MGR_ID" [super] = "NEWSMGR"
  "NEWS_MGR_ID" [exec] = "NEWSMGR"
  "NEWS_NODE" [super] = "SMUHEP"
  "NEWS_NODE" [exec] = "SMUHEP"
  "NEWS_ROOT" [super] = "DUB3:[NEWS]"
  "NEWS_ROOT" [exec] = "DUB3:[NEWS]"
  "NEWS_TIMEZONE" [super] = "EDT"
  "NEWS_TIMEZONE" [exec] = "EDT"
     
(DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES)    [exec]  [shareable]
                        [Protection=(RWED,RWED,R,R)]  [Owner=[SYSTEM]]
SMUHEP-$ news:==$dub3:[news.dus  ist    news_dist]news
SMUHEP-$ sh sym news
  NEWS == "$DUB3:[NEWS.NEWS_DIST]NEWS"
SMUHEP-$ news
)0[4l=
 %RMS-E-FNF, File not found
%RMS-F-IFI, Invalid internal file identifier (IFI) value
>
SMUHEP-$ sh proc/priv
     
25-SEP-1989 14:30:16.52   User: SYSTEM           Process ID:   20200138
                          Node: SMUHEP           Process name: "PHOTO_0135"
     
Process privileges:
 CMKRNL               may change mode to kernel
 CMEXEC               may change mode to exec
 SYSNAM               may insert in system logical name table
 GRPNAM               may insert in group logical name table
 ALLSPOOL             may allocate spooled device
 DETACH               may create detached processes
 DIAGNOSE             may diagnose devices
 LOG_IO               may do logical i/o
 GROUP                may affect other processes in same group
 ACNT                 may suppress accounting message
 PRMCEB               may create permanent common event clusters
 PRMMBX               may create permanent mailbox
 PSWAPM               may change process swap mode
 ALTPRI               may set any priority value
 SETPRV               may set any privilege bit
 TMPMBX               may create temporary mailbox
 WORLD                may affect other processes in the world
 MOUNT                may execute mount acp function
 OPER                 operator privilege
 EXQUOTA              may exceed quota
 NETMBX               may create network device
 VOLPRO               may override volume protection
 PHY_IO               may do physical i/o
 BUGCHK               may make bug check log entries
 PRMGBL               may create permanent global sections
 SYSGBL               may create system wide global sections
 PFNMAP               may map to specific physical pages
 SHMEM                may create/delete objects in shared memory
 SYSPRV               may access objects via system protection
 BYPASS               bypasses UIC checking
 SYSLCK               may lock system wide resources
 SHARE                may assign channels to non-shared device
 GRPPRV               group access via system protection
 READALL              may read anything as the owner
 SECURITY             may perform security functions
     
Process rights identifiers:
 INTERACTIVE
 LOCAL
 SYS$NODE_SMUHEP
SMUHEP-$ eoj
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* Peter Murray                                                    *
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* Hardware/Software Systems Specialist                            *
* Southeastern Mass. University                                   *
* North Dart., Mass.                                              *
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gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) (09/26/89)

The problem can be fixed with the following:
     
AUTHORIZE> GRANT/ID NEWSMGR SYSTEM
     
The user executing NEWS for the FIRST TIME must have this identifier.
(which is an old bug which I have yet to fix - my apologies)
     
Geoff Huston
     
     
>(LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)      [kernel]  [shareable,system]
>                        [Protection=(RWE,RWE,R,R)]  [Owner=[SYSTEM]]
>
>  "NEWS_MGR_ID" [exec] = "NEWSMGR"
>
>SMUHEP-$ sh proc/priv
>
>Process rights identifiers:
> INTERACTIVE
> LOCAL
> SYS$NODE_SMUHEP