               /                              CLAIM User's Guide      -                               Matthew Madison *                                  TGV, Inc./                              603 Mission Street 0                             Santa Cruz, CA 95060,                              madison@TGV.COM          Introduction     I     The VAX/VMS file system allows users to protect their directories so  B     that others can create files in those directories.  Since the H     creator of a file (for most users) is the owner of the file, a user H     can wind up with a directory full of files that he or she cannot do E     anything with.  This can be very confusing, especially to novice  
     users.     I     CLAIM is a utility that allows a user to claim ownership of any file  G     that resides in a directory that belongs to that user.  It accepts  D     file and directory wildcard patterns, so users can easily claim '     ownership of several files at once.           Installing CLAIM     C     CLAIM is a single executable file which should be installed in  B     SYS$SYSTEM or some other directory in which you store command A     images.  CLAIM comes with a CLD file that is used to make it  >     available as a command.  You can either modify the system E     DCLTABLES.EXE or include a SET COMMAND command in SYS$SYLOGIN to  G     make CLAIM available to users.  Note that if you install CLAIM.EXE  <     in a directory other than SYS$SYSTEM, you should modify 2     CLAIM_CLD.CLD to reflect the image's location.     F     A help file is included with CLAIM that can be added to your help      library.     @     CLAIM must installed with SYSPRV privilege to work properly.               The CLAIM command      -     The CLAIM command has the following form:                CLAIM file-spec[,...]                /LOG      I     The file-spec may include file and/or directory wildcards.  Multiple  G     file-specs may be entered, separated by commas.  DECnet node names  +     are not allowed in file specifications.      F     For each file, CLAIM verifies that the UIC of the current process D     matches the UIC of the owner of the directory in which the file G     resides.  If the UIC's match, the owner UIC of the file is changed  C     to match the current process UIC.  The /LOG qualifier causes a  @     message to be generated for each successful claim operation.               Contacting the Author      H     Comments, suggestions, and questions about CLAIM can be directed to E     the author via electronic mail at one of the following addresses:           Internet: madison@TGV.COM           Copyright Notice     D     COPYRIGHT  1988, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.  ALL RIGHTS E     RESERVED.  Permission is given to redistribute this software for  E     non-commercial purposes provided that there is no charge for the  5     distribution beyond handling and materials costs.      G     DISCLAIMER: This software is provided "as is".  Neither the author  G     nor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute makes any guarantee as to the  F     suitability, usefulness, performance, or security of the software.     