CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Installation Procedure for VMS POSIX

  1.1     Preparing to Install VMS POSIX
    1.1.1      Required Operating System Components
    1.1.2      Prerequisite Software
    1.1.3      Installation Procedure Requirements
      1.1.3.1      Privileges and Disk Space
    1.1.4      User Account and SYSGEN Quotas

  1.2     Installing VMS POSIX
    1.2.1      The Installation Procedure
    1.2.2      Error Recovery

  1.3     After Installing VMS POSIX
    1.3.1      Requirement that a VMS$COMMON Directory Exists
    1.3.2      Modifying VMS SYSGEN Parameters for VMS POSIX
      1.3.2.1      Checking System Parameter Values
      1.3.2.2      Calculating the Values for GBLPAGES and GBLSECTIONS
    1.3.3      Running the POSIX$CONFIG Procedure
    1.3.4      Set the Proper File Protection on the Container File
    1.3.5      Running Startup Files and Modifying SYSTARTUP_V5.COM
    1.3.6      The FTDRIVER Pseudoterminal
    1.3.7      Tape Device and Serial Line Configuration
    1.3.8      Running the Installation Verification Procedure Separately
    1.3.9      VAXcluster Considerations
      1.3.9.1      Privileges
      1.3.9.2      User Account Quotas
    1.3.10     POSIX-Specific Quotas and Defaults
    1.3.11     Determining and Reporting Problems

  1.4     Files and Logical Names Installed on Your System
    1.4.1      Directories
    1.4.2      Files Installed or Modified by VMS POSIX
      1.4.2.1      Files in [POSIX$BIN]
      1.4.2.2      Files in [POSIX$INCLUDE]
      1.4.2.3      Files in SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES
      1.4.2.4      Files in SYS$STARTUP
      1.4.2.5      Files in SYS$SYSTEM
      1.4.2.6      Files in SYS$HELP
      1.4.2.7      Files in POSIX$EXAMPLES
      1.4.2.8      Files in SYS$LIBRARY
      1.4.2.9      Files in SYS$MANAGER
      1.4.2.10     Files in SYS$MESSAGE
      1.4.2.11     Files in SYS$TEST
      1.4.2.12     Files Added if UCX Is Not Already Installed
      1.4.2.13     Files Added if UCX Is Already Installed
      1.4.2.14     VMS Files Modified by Installation
      1.4.2.15     Files Added by POSIX$CONFIG Procedure
      1.4.2.16     Files Modified by POSIX$CONFIG Procedure
    1.4.3      Systemwide Logical Names

  2      VMS/ULTRIX Connection (UCX) Information

  2.1     Checking Container File Integrity

  2.2     Defining Bindings from the VMS POSIX Shell

  2.3     UCX Commands

  ANALYZE CONTAINER

  BIND

  CREATE CONTAINER

  CREATE DIRECTORY

  DELETE CONTAINER

  DIRECTORY

  REMOVE DIRECTORY

  SHOW BIND

  UNBIND

  3      VMS POSIX Users and Processes

  3.1     VMS POSIX Users
    3.1.1      Setting POSIX User Profile Information
    3.1.2      Using the POSIX User Profile Utility
      3.1.2.1      Adding or Updating Quota Information
      3.1.2.2      Adding or Removing Supplementary Group IDs

  4      System Management Considerations for VMS POSIX

  4.1     Considerations in Backing Up Files

  4.2     Captive Accounts

  4.3     Issues with the VMS POSIX Default Container on a Device with Quotas

  4.4     Container Open Channels

  4.5     Modifying Attributes of an Installed VMS POSIX Application

  A   POSIX User Profile Utility Commands

  ADD

  EXIT

  HELP

  REMOVE

  SHOW

  TABLES

  1-1        Disk Space Requirements

  1-2        Time Zone Data

  1-3        Minimum Required System Parameter Values

  1-4        User Account Quotas for Using VMS POSIX

  3-1        Systemwide Parameter File (SYS$SYSTEM:POSIX$PARAMS.DAT)

  3-2        Individual User Parameter File (SYS$LOGIN:POSIX$USER_PARAMS.DAT)