I've done this process many times (renaming command.pub).  Are you using
Security/3000 and STREAMX?  After renaming command.pub did you by any chance
logout/login to let it take affect?
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Gary Paveza, Jr.
Senior Systems Administrator
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Frank Kelly [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:38 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: [HP3000-L] patch installation oddity

        What release of MPE/iX are you running?


        Date sent:              Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:43:13 -0500
        Send reply to:          Cynthia Fowler <[log in to unmask]>
        From:                   Cynthia Fowler <[log in to unmask]>
        Subject:                [HP3000-L] patch installation oddity
        To:                     [log in to unmask]

        > This past weekend I had an interesting experience installing
FTPGDY8A to our
        > 979KS400 box. This even stumped the guy at the HP-RC.
        >
        > Because I was only installing one patch, and because I always seem
to have
        > trouble downloading UNPACKP from the ITRC, my ASE told me to order
a patch tape
        > and use AUTOPAT. I've used this many times so it is not a big
deal; however, the
        > instructions were slightly different that what I was used to
using. In the past
        > I've always done:
        >
        >       SETCATALOG;SYSTEM
        >       SETCATALOG;ACCOUNT
        >
        > to disable our UDCs for MANAGER.SYS. The instructions told me to
rename the
        > COMMAND.PUB.SYS file to some other name during the patch install
and to write
        > down the name so I could rename it back after I was done. Okay,
that sounds easy
        > enough. BUT.....
        >
        > I ran XEQ AUTOPAT.PATCHXL.TELESUP just like the instructions said,
entered all
        > the information requested. This patch did not require creation of
a CSLT tape,
        > so the next thing to do is to
        >
        >      STREAM PATINSTLPATCHXL.SYS
        >
        > Guess what? I could NOT stream a job! I got the prompt back, but
no job number.
        > When you rename COMMAND.PUB.SYS, the streams facility just
vanishes. It took
        > almost 30 minutes of trying things with the HP-RC before it dawned
on me that I
        > used to do the SETCATALOG sequence. As soon as I renamed the
COMMAND.PUB.SYS
        > file back to the correct name and ran through the SETCATALOG
sequence, I was
        > able to stream jobs again. And the patch did install just fine.
        >
        > Very weird. Even more strange that the HP-RC did not know about
this quirk.
        > Surprise, too, I even got ahold of someone who knew MPE on a
Sunday!
        >
        > Has anyone else run across this little gem?
        >
        >
        >
        > Cynthia Bridges-Fowler
        > HP3000 Senior System Administrator
        > North American Salt Company
        > a division of Compass Minerals Group
        > [log in to unmask]
        > http://www.compassminerals.com/
        >
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        Frank Kelly
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