! Help file for SOFTDB ! Created: 25-JUNE-1982 by Art Moorshead - Westinghouse Electric ! Modified 9-Oct-1982 AAM For version 1.1 ! Modified 17-Apr-1984 by Marty Adkins, VSG - corrected levels, misc text. ! Modified 13-Jan-1988 by Shari Dishop, VSG ! 1 ADD ! Adds a record to a soft quota file. The ADD command uses the default values from the USER default record. These default values can be explicitly overwritten. The USER default record must already exist in the SOFTQUOTA file before any new users can be added. It can be added by issueing the command "ADD USER". Wildcards are not permitted in the UIC spec. FORMAT: ADD [/SOFTQUOTA=n] [/HARDSAVE=n] [/MESSAGE=n] [/PERM=n] [/OVER=n] ! 2 /HARDSAVE This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for storing a user's hardquota when it has been reduced because the softquota has been exceeded. It defaults to zero and should not generally need to be disturbed. In the event of a crash or other system anomally, it might be necessary to reset a user's hardquota field. EXAMPLE: ADD [11,17] /HARDSAVE=30000 ! 2 /MESSAGE This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for storing the number of messages received by a user when their hardquota has been reduced due to an overdraft of the softquota. It defaults to zero and should not generally need to be disturbed. The system manager may inspect and reset this field as desired. EXAMPLE: ADD [11,17] /MESSAGE=3 ! 2 /OVER This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for setting the hard disk quota overdraft in the QUOTA.SYS file. If this qualifier is not present or no value is specified, the default value from the USER default record is used. EXAMPLE: ADD [11,17] /OVER=1000 ! 2 /PERM This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for setting the user's hard disk quota in the QUOTA.SYS file. If this qualifier is not present or no value is specified, the default value from the USER default record is used. EXAMPLE: ADD [11,17] /PERM=10000 ! 2 /SOFTQUOTA This qualifier allows the user to specify how many blocks (decimal) that a user with a given UIC may keep on given volume. If this qualifier is not present or no value is specified, the default value from the USER default record is used. EXAMPLE: ADD [11,17] /SOFTQUOTA=25000 This will add a quota record to a volume allowing the user with UIC = [11,17] 25000 blocks of permanent storage. ! 1 Cluster Support ! To start the listener on cluster nodes as a batch job, submit the file START_OTHER_NODE.COM to the system batch que in the system startup procedure. (make sure this occurs after the batch queues are started!) To start the listener on cluster nodes as a detatched process, execute the procedure SOFTSTART.COM in the system startup procedure. ! 1 Command File It is possible to execute SOFTDB commands from a command file. The default file type is .COM. FORMAT: @ filename (note the space is significant) ! 1 CREATE ! If no SOFTQUOTA.DAT file exists it will create a file of the proper format with no entries. If a SOFTQUOTA.DAT file exists but is of the old character format, this option will convert the file to the new binary format. If a SOFTQUOTA.DAT file exists and is of the proper format no action is taken. NOTE: A SOFTQUOTA.DAT file of the old character format will be converted to the new binary format upon the first read of the data file. ! 1 DISK DEFAULT The DISK default record is used by the SOFTQUOTA program in the case of a user with no soft quota record. The value of the disk default is used for him. This value should be kept low. A disk default record can be added by issueing the command "ADD DISK/SOFTQUOTA=n" if none exists. An existing disk default value can be modified by issueing the command "MODIFY DISK/SOFTQUOTA=n". ! 1 EXIT EXIT causes the SOFTQUOTA utility to exit, and return the user to the previous command level. CNTRL-Z has the same effect. FORMAT: EXIT ! 1 HELP ! SOFTDB is a maintenance utility for the SOFTQUOTA database. It is the tool with which suitably privileged users may limit the amount of space individual users may consume on public disk volumes. The softquota value imposes a limit on how much space a user may have for PERMANENT storage of files whereas the regular (hard)quota restricts allocation dynamically during the life of a job. ! 1 LIST LIST commands list output to SOFTQUOTA.LIS. It is possible to direct the output elsewhere by assigning a filename to the logical name FOR$PRINT. FORMAT LIST [/USEHARD] EXAMPLE LIST [*,*] lists all softquota records for the current device LIST [200,*] lists all softquota records for users in group 200 ! 2 /USEHARD ! Use the QUOTA.SYS file for the reference file in wildcard operations. ! 1 MODIFY ! Modify an existing soft quota record. The UIC must be specified. FORMAT: MODIFY [/SOFTQUOTA=n] [/HARDSAVE=n] [/MESSAGE=n] ! 2 /HARDSAVE This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for storing a user's hardquota when it has been reduced because the softquota has been exceeded. It defaults to zero and should not generally need to be disturbed. In the event of a crash or other system anomally, it might be necessary to reset a user's hardquota field. EXAMPLE: MODIFY [11,17] /HARDSAVE=30000 ! 2 /MESSAGE This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for storing the number of messages received by a user when their hardquota has been reduced due to an overdraft of the softquota. It defaults to zero and should not generally need to be disturbed. The system manager may inspect and reset this field as desired. EXAMPLE: MODIFY [11,17] /MESSAGE=3 ! 2 /OVER This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for setting the hard disk quota overdraft. If this qualifier is not present or no value is specified, the field in the record is not modified. EXAMPLE: MODIFY [11,17] /OVER=1000 ! 2 /PERM This field is used by the SOFTQUOTA program for setting the user's hard disk quota. If this qualifier is not present or no value is specified, the field in the record is not modified. EXAMPLE: MODIFY [11,17] /PERM=10000 ! 2 /SOFTQUOTA This qualifier allows the user to specify how many blocks (decimal) that a user with a given UIC may keep on given volume. If this qualifier is not present or no value is specified, the field in the record is not modified. EXAMPLE: MODIFY [11,17] /SOFTQUOTA=25000 This will change the quota record allowing the user with UIC = [11,17] 25000 blocks of permanent storage. MODIFY [122,*]/SOFTQUOTA=5000 This will change the softquota's for all members of group 122 to 5000 blocks. ! 1 REMOVE ! Remove a soft quota record from a file. FORMAT: REMOVE EXAMPLE: REMOVE [322,3] REMOVE [120,*] NOTE: Does not currently remove entry from QUOTA.SYS file. ! 1 SHOW ! Display the current quota values of the quota record of a given UIC or the entire file. FORMAT: SHOW [/USEHARD] displays the soft quota record for this UIC. SHOW USER displays the soft quota record for the USER default. SHOW DISK displays the soft quota record for the DISK default. SHOW * displays the entire soft quota file. EXAMPLE SHOW [200,3] displays the softquota records for user [200,3] SHOW [200,*] displays the softquota records for users in group 200 ! 2 /USEHARD ! Use the QUOTA.SYS file for the reference file in wildcard operations. ! 1 Startup If the logical name SOFTDBINI is assigned to a command file, that file is executed by SOFTDB before the operator prompt. ! 1 uic The User Identification Code can be specified either as an identifier, a uic number, a wildcard for the group field and/or a wildcard for the member field. The field values for UIC numbers are octal numbers. EXAMPLE: [122,3] [122,*] [*,2] [*,*] [SPOCK] CARSON Illegal forms: [483,1] Not an octal number [2*,3] Partial wildcards not permitted ! 1 USE Specifies a volume to be used as the default volume for all succeeding commands. If the USE command is not used, then the default volume is SYS$DISK. FORMAT: USE Where is some device spec. or a logical name that translates to a device spec. The device must have some media MOUNTed on it. EXAMPLE: USE DBA1 ! 1 USER DEFAULT The USER default record in the SOFTQUOTA file is used as a template when new users are added. The values in this record are copied to the user record unless explicitly overwritten. A USER default record is needed before any new users can be added. It can be added by issueing the command "ADD USER". A new USER default record has a default softquota value of 2000 blocks. This can be changed by issueing the command "MODIFY USER/SOFTQUOTA=n". ! ! This section shows support responsibility ! 1 Support SOFTDB is supported on a time-available basis by Shari Dishop. Please forward specific problems, suggestions, etc. to: Shari Dishop Westinghouse VAX Support Group P.O. Box 746 MS 1615 Baltimore, Md. 21203