There are two types of system volume management commands: the commands that support the system account structure and the commands that are used for volume mounting. The system account structure commands are listed here. The system volume mounting commands are described in chapter 5.
System Account Structure Commands |
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The following system commands can be used with volume management to set up and update accounts and groups.
Refer to the MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual Volumes 1 and 2 (32650-90003 and 32650-90364) for a detailed description of these commands and Controlling System Activity (32650-90155) for more information on account structure.
Table 3-2 System Account Structure Commands
| Command | Task |
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| ALTACCT | Changes the attributes of an existing account. Requires system manager (SM) capability. Uses the ONVS keyword. |
| ALTGROUP | Changes one or more attributes of a group.
Uses the ONVS and HOMEVS keywords. |
| NEWACCT | Creates a new account and an associated account manager and PUB group. Uses the ONVS keyword. |
| NEWGROUP | Creates a new group within an account. Uses the ONVS and HOMEVS keywords. |
| PURGEACCT | Removes an account and its groups and users from the
directory of the specified volume set. Uses the ONVS keyword. |
| PURGEGROUP | Removes a group and its files from the system or from the directory of the specified volume set. Uses the ONVS keyword. |
| REPORT | Displays accounting information for the logon account and group. Uses the ONVS keyword. |
| RESTORE | Copies disk files from magnetic tape to disk. Users the
VOLSET keyword. |
| STORE | Copies disk files onto a magnetic tape so that the files can be recovered with the RESTORE command. Uses the ONVS keyword. |
The ONVS keyword directs the command to take place "on the specified volume set." The HOMEVS keyword directs the command to take place "on the home volume set of the group" where files in a particular group are to be built.
