James asks:
...
> structure of the form /ALLEGRO/PUB/ONLINE.
>
> The following has been created by MOVER when attempting to unpack the file
> ONLINE using the following command:
>
> MOVER "-x0w ONLINEM"
>
> ...
> LISTF @,2
>
> ALLEGRO            16W  HBD          0   67107839   1       32  1  *
>
> When I attempt to purge this (as MANAGER.SYS) I get the following:
>
> :purge ALLEGRO
> SECURITY VIOLATION  (FSERR 93)
> Unable to purge file "ALLEGRO.PRV.SYS". (CIERR 384)
>
> What is going on?  How do I get rid of this?  Where did the files that I
> actually wanted go to?
 
I think that what happened is that MOVER, being a little dumb, said:
gee, I'd better create the hierarchical directory /ALLEGRO, and /ALLEGRO/PUB
so I can restore the file /ALLEGRO/PUB/ONLINE.
I say "a little dumb" because it sure would be nice if it had said (at
original 'truck' building time) "ALLEGRO is an account, /ALLEGRO/PUB is
a group" ... and recreated them as such on your machine.
 
Workaround:
 
   sh.hpbin.sys -L
   rm -R /ALLEGRO
   exit
 
then:
 
   :newacct allegro, mgr; cap =  AM,AL,GL,ND,SF,BA,IA,PM,MR,DS,PH
   :altacct allegro;pass = dkjk123  (or whatever)
   :altgroup pub.allegro;cap = BA,IA,PM,MR,DS,PH
   :newgroup doc.allegro
 
   and *now* do the MOVER to unpack the file!
 
   and, consider using ALTACCT/ALTGROUP to make @.PUB.ALLEGRO executable
   by people from outside the account.
 
Note: this is one reason why the LZW program is more convenient (in
addition to the fact that it compresses better than MOVER).
(Although LZW has its own problems...version A.02.04 doesn't let you
look at the contents of an HFS LZW file...you appear to have to rename
it into an MPE syntax file first.)
 
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