To set up autoboot on MPE/iX, do the following:

1.      :hello manager.sys
        :editor
        /a
        1    start norecovery#@
        2    //
        ...
        /c "#" TO '13  (single quote 13)
        /c "@" TO '10
        /keep autoboot

2.      :sysgen
        sy
        aauto file=autoboot.pub.sys type=disc
        hold
        exit
        keep
        yes
        exit

3.      create new slt tape

4.      shutdown system
        at ISL prompt, type "autoboot on"

5.      reboot from alternate boot path (tape) and perform "UPDATE CONFIG" from
slt     tape created above. Make sure you have at least 60000 contiguous free
sectors on ldev 1 before attempting to reboot from tape.

Voila!  You now have autoboot enabled and will automatically have a "START
NORECOVERY" performed each time your MPE/iX system is reset.

With respect to what you need in sysstart, you can include:

STARTSESS 20;operator/operpass.account;nowait

That way, your console will automatically be logged on as operator.account.
You will want to make sure that you secure sysstart.pub.sys appropriately,
as follows:

altsec sysstart;(r,l,x,w,a:cr)

Alternatively, you could put the alternate logon in the autoboot file by
including to appropriate logon= option in the start command. Again, you
will need to appropriately protect it from prying eyes. This alternative is
left as an exercise for the reader.

Hope this helps.


At 04:28 AM 97/06/18 GMT, you wrote:
>to all:
> i need help on setting up the autoboot system on mpeix. i figured out how
>to set the flag on sysgen (i think) but i do not know how to create the
>autoexec file. i need to put in "start norecovery". also, can where does
>the login (when the system goes back up) reside. i need to change the way
>it logs-in. also (again) after the autoboot executes, then the console
>logs-in i need it to execute sysstart.pub.sys.
> many thanks in advance.
>
>dennis profeta
>
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