I ran across something the other day that I have never seen used before in
any of the sites I have dealt with, nor have I seen/heard it discussed. It
a file called NMSTART.PUB.SYS and it sets controls for NMMGR. A sample file
would look like this:

:print nmstart
password maryxmas
exitvalidate dts on
exitvalidate netxport on

This file will accomplish two things. First, it won't allow anybody to
modify the NMCONFIG file without the password (remember the 'write access
password' at the bottom of the opening screen in NMMGR?). Second, it will
keep you from getting those calls at 3:00 AM from your operator saying "I
rebooted the system and now the network won't come up and none of the DTC
ports are available." That is because instead of getting a warning that you
are trying to exit NMMGR and one of the subsystems is not validated, it
will validate them upon exit (and only if necessary.)

Enjoy and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays ...

Doug Werth
Beechglen Development Inc.
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