#: 19770 S1/General Interest
    06-Mar-94  13:02:44
Sb: #OS-9 Password File
Fm: Mike Fahy 74656,2340
To: All

Having ressurected my Coco II with all the trimmings from my
attic into my den and with a little prodding from my son, I have
it up and running OS-9 Level 1.02.  Surprising how my memory has
held up over the last 11 years.  But, my OS-9 operating system
manuals disappeared at some point and I need a little help with
some rough edges.

My main problem is the parameters in the /DO/SYS/PASSWORD file.
After stringing a few wires, we have been successful getting a 3
user system going. The two terminals are a R.S. Model III which
also got dragged down from the attic and a 486 PC in my office
downstairs (when I'm not hacking I consult in the real world -
I know, ugh!, but its a living).

Anyway, after we login from the terminals, we don't have much
access to the system and a bunch of random CHD's and CHX's
sometimes yield something and sometimes don't.

What are the various parameters in the PASSWORD file?  Seems the
first one is either blank or a user name, then a comma or two,
then a number 0, 1, 2, or 3, then maybe /DO/CMDS, a couple more
comma's and a single . within two of the commas.

If someone would explain to me each field in this file, my son
(at the ripe old age of 10) would really have something going.

Many thanks for the help . .

                                             > Mike Fahy <

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