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>I'm conducting tests on some new disk technology which will require
>building a few new user volume sets.  I'd like to extend one of my
>production accounts to one of these volume sets and build one new file
>group in this set.  After testing is completed, I'll need to purge the
>group and account on this volumeset, scratch the volumeset and
>reconfigure these disks into a different volumeset.  I believe I should
>be able to purge the group and account from the test volumeset without
>affecting the directory or otherwise having to reload that entire
>production account.  Am I correct?

Sure thing; for instance, as MANGLER.SYS,PUB I was able to:

:newgroup crap;onvs=closet
:newgroup crap;homevs=closet

:chgroup crap
:build scat;disc=6000
:listf scat,-3
********************
FILE: SCAT.CRAP.SYS

FILE CODE : 0                   FOPTIONS: BINARY,FIXED,NOCCTL,STD
BLK FACTOR: 1                   CREATOR : MANAGER
REC SIZE: 256(BYTES)            LOCKWORD:
BLK SIZE: 256(BYTES)            SECURITY--READ    : ANY
EXT SIZE: 0(SECT)                         WRITE   : ANY
NUM REC: 0                                APPEND  : ANY
NUM SEC: 0                                LOCK    : ANY
NUM EXT: 0                                EXECUTE : ANY
MAX REC: 6000                           **SECURITY IS ON
                                FLAGS   : NO ACCESSORS
NUM LABELS: 0                   CREATED : THU, NOV 21, 1996,  8:52 AM
MAX LABELS: 0                   MODIFIED: THU, NOV 21, 1996,  8:52 AM
DISC DEV #: 32                  ACCESSED: THU, NOV 21, 1996,  8:52 AM
SEC OFFSET: 0                   LABEL ADDR: $00000218 $00110420
VOLCLASS  : CLOSET:DISC

:chgroup
:purgegroup crap;onvs=closet
GROUP CRAP TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)y
:purgegroup crap
GROUP CRAP TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)y

 -- Evan