Larry Byler ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Lee - Courtney ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
: : I know this may be asking for more flexibility than one can reasonably
expect
: : from MPE private volumes, but has anyone successfully moved the spool
: : account(HPSPOOL) to a private volume? Or do spool-files have to reside on
: : a system volume?
 
: Short answer:  Can't be done, don't try.
 
: Spool files, at least *linked* spool files (those in OUT.HPSPOOL, with a
: corresponding entry in the output SPFDIR) must reside on the system volume
: set.  Further, if a spool file is to be recognized and entered into the
: SPFDIR when the SPFDIR is built during system boot, the volume containing
: the file must be mounted at boot time.  Spool files on non-LDEV 1 system
: volumes which AVR after the system is up -- these spool files will not be
: entered in the SPFDIR, and so are unavailable to the spooling subsystem.
 
[snip]
 
: However, you can create your own (unlinked) files of type SPOOL anywhere
: on the system.  You can even SPOOLF ;PRINT them, since doing so makes a
: physical copy of the file in OUT.HPSPOOL.  You just can't move the HPSPOOL
: account (nor any of its groups) to a private volume set.
 
Can you link unlinked file of type SPOOL into the HPSPOOL?  If you can,
then maybe some can build a program that move the unlink files of type
SPOOL from a user volume to HPSPOOL.
 
- Rick
 
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