SYSPROG Command Overview

The system administrator should make a special effort to become familiar with the documentation of those commands used to set up and maintain the system. This section presents the administrative commands and Procs that are available only in the SYSPROG account. These commands and procs are first summarized alphabetically, then arranged into functional groups. See the final topics in this section for full descriptions and syntax of the SYSPROG account commands.

ACCOUNT-RESTORE	Restores one or more accounts from a FILE-SAVE or ACCOUNT-SAVE backup medium.
ACCOUNT-SAVE	Copies the specified account(s) to backup media.
ADD-ACCOUNTS	Restores all accounts that are present on a FILE-SAVE or ACCOUNT-SAVE backup medium but not on disk.
AUTO-DISCONNECT	Allows certain mvBase clients the capability to disconnect from the mvBase server with a custom delay that reserves the client’s line.
AUTO-LOGOFF	Automatically logs off a specified process after either a designated period of inactivity or the loss of an incoming DTR signal.
BUILD-LOCK-XREF	Builds the FILE-XREF file, which contains file paths for all accounts on the system.
CLAIM	Recovers blocks of contiguous frames from the POVF Linked Space.
COLD-START	Carries out the housekeeping and system verification procedures that are required any time the system is started up.
CONSOLE-ON/CONSOLE-OFF	The CONSOLE-ON command assigns the system console to any process. Use CONSOLE-OFF to disable this feature.
COUNT-TRANS	Lists the number of update logging transactions in the queue that are waiting to be dequeued.
CREATE-ACCOUNT	Creates new user accounts.
CREATE-WS	Creates additional workspace areas for use by the EXECUTE statement in mvBASIC.
DEFINE-CURSOR	Runs the System Cursor Definition Utility, which allows administrators to specify cursor functions for unsupported terminals.
DELETE-ACCOUNT	Deletes an account and all of its files from the system.
DISCONNECT	Forces a disconnect of an mvBase client connection.
DUMP	Displays the contents of disk frames, including information about forward and backward links.
EXECUTE-SYSTEM-SWITCH	Runs during coldstart to define the behavior of features which, for mvBase, are now available in more than one flavor.
FILE-SAVE	Saves the entire data area of the disk to backup medium.
:FILELOAD	Restores the entire data area of the disk using any full filesave backup medium.
IDATE	Sets the system date format to the international standard.
INCR-SAVE	Performs an incremental filesave.
INIT-CURSOR	Initializes pointers to the terminal definition file (CURSOR).
:INIT-TAPE	Resets all logical tape units or floppy disk drives to their default assignments given at coldstart, and it clears all tape buffers.
LINK-LINE/UNLINK-LINE	The LINK-LINE command links an unattached communications line to a process. Use UNLINK-LINE to detach a line from a process.
LINK-WS	Links process workspace while the system is up and running.
LIST-ABORTS	Displays the Software Abort Log from TCL in the SYSPROG account.
LIST-DISK-ERRS	Lists all disk errors logged in the SYSTEM-ERRORS file.
LIST-FILE-STATS	Lists statistics on all files most recently saved to backup media.
LIST-GFE-LOG	Lists all Group Format Errors (GFEs) logged in the SYSTEM-ERRORS file.
LIST-RUNTIME-ERRORS	Lists all mvBasic Run-Time errors logged in the RUNTIME-ERRORS file.
LIST-SECURITY-LOG	Lists all security violations logged in the SECURITY-LOG file.
LIST-SOFTRAPS	Lists all native softrap aborts logged in the SYSTEM-ERRORS file.
LIST-SYSTEM-SWITCHES	Shows the current setting of all the system switches.
LISTLINES	Displays information about the configuration of mvBase lines and ranges of lines.
LOCK-FRAME	Locks a specified frame in memory.
LOCKOUT	Prevents prospective users from logging on once a specified number of invalid attempts to log on have occurred.
LOCKOUT-STATUS	Displays the parameters currently in effect from the LOCKOUT command.
LOGOFF	Logs a specified process off the system.
LOGON	Lets an administrator log another user or process on to the mvBase system, and has been superseded by the TANDEM command.
MAXUSERS	Sets the maximum number of users who can log on to the system at any one time.
MODEM-ON/MODEM-OFF	MODEM-ON and MODEM-OFF enable and disable (respectively) DTR flow control, which makes it possible to start and stop data transmission between the system and peripheral devices. These commands have been superseded by the PROTOCOL command.
PASSWORD	Sets a password for a new account, or changes or deletes an existing password.
POKE	Inserts a TCL command or a character string in the input buffer of another process. POKE has been superseded by the TANDEM command.
RESET-CURSOR	Resets all terminal definition pointers and disables all mvBASIC @( ) functions.
RESET-ITEM-LOCKS	Clears all item locks in the item locks table.
RESET-SECURITY-LOG	Clears the SECURITY-LOG file.
RESET-TAPE	Cancels a logical tape unit assignment to a physical tape device or floppy disk drive.
RESTORE	Restores the specified dictionary, data file, or account from a filesave backup medium.
SAVE	Copies to backup medium all or part of the data area of the disk.
SEL-RESTORE	Restores from backup medium one or more items in a file.
SET-DATE	Sets or changes the current system date.
SET-DATE-WINDOW Command	Sets the rollover point on your system.
SET-TAPE	Assigns a logical tape unit to a physical tape device or floppy disk drive.
SET-TERM	Sets the system-wide default characteristics for terminals and printers.
SET-TIME	Sets or changes the current system time.
:SHUTDOWN	Shuts down the system before rebooting or turning off the power.
STACK-ON/STACK-OFF	Turns on the TCL Stacker for the specified process. STACK-OFF disables this feature.
STARTPTR	Initializes or restarts a system printer.
:STARTSPOOLER	Initializes the Spooler without coldstarting the entire system.
SYSTEM-SWITCH	A front end to EXECUTE-SYSTEM-SWITCH, used to display and/or change the setting of a switch or a class of switches.
TANDEM	Allows the display and control of another process on your terminal.
TLOG-CLEAR	Clears the update logging queue without dequeueing entries.
TLOG-DEQUEUE	Starts the transaction logging process.
TLOG-DQ	Starts transaction logging. This command is a synonym for the TLOG-DEQUEUE command.
TLOG-MONITOR	Displays the transaction logger’s status every specified number of seconds.
TLOG-RESTORE	Uses the taped output of transaction logging as input and restores transactions onto the existing database.
TLOG-RESUME	Restarts a transaction logging process that was suspended by the TLOG-SUSPEND command, and creates a new transaction logging session.
TLOG-STATUS	The TLOG-STATUS command displays the status of the transaction logger from any process.
TLOG-STOP	Ends the current transaction logging process.
TLOG-SUSPEND	Temporarily suspends transaction logging.
UDATE	The UDATE command sets the system date format to the United States standard.
:ULOG-ON/:ULOG-OFF	:ULOG-ON starts update logging; the :ULOG-OFF command stops update logging.
ULOG-SKIP	Specifies which files are to be excluded from update logging even though they are listed in the FILE-XREF file.
UNLINK-LINE	Unlinks and detaches a line from a process.
UNLOCK-FRAME	Removes the core lock from a specified frame.
USER-COLD-START	Called from the COLD-START Proc and customizes the coldstart procedure.
VERIFY	Verifies the operating system software against check-sum items other than CHECK-SUM, which is in the ERRMSG file. Offers additional flexibility over the VERIFY-SYSTEM command.
VERIFY-SYSTEM	Verifies the integrity of the operating system software.
WHAT	Displays a system status report.
WHERE	Displays the location and status of all currently active processes.