Try NEWGROUP it without ONVS.  

It also needs to be on the MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET to be visible (easily.)

Then try the ALTGROUP;HOMEVS=PROD

You may be already halfway there, and just don't know it.

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Bruce Collins
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:11 AM
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> Subject: [HP3000-L] Problem with NEWGROUP ONVS
> 
> 
> I'm trying to create a new group on a client's machine on 
> their PROD volume set but MPE is giving me attitude.
> 
> When I tried a:
> 
> NEWGROUP MYGROUP;ONVS=PROD
> 
> I got an error:
> Duplicate name in directory. (CIERR 906)
> 
> LISTF, LISTFILE, REPORT, and SHOWVOL don't show the new 
> group. Neither does an ls command in the posix file space.
> 
> I created the group without the ONVS parameter, and the group 
> was created successfully. I tried an ALTGROUP with ONVS=PROD 
> and it didn't give any error but it left the group on the 
> system volumeset.
> 
> I did a PURGEGROUP and tried to recreate it but I still get 
> the duplicate name error.
> 
> Then I tried to create it on a different volumeset with:
> 
> NEWGROUP MYGROUP;ONVS=HISTORY
> 
> That seemed to work (no errors), but I still couldn't see the 
> group with REPORT. A PURGEGROUP reported Non-existent group. 
> (CIERR 908). Now when I try to create it again with:
> 
> NEWGROUP MYGROUP;ONVS=HISTORY
> 
> I'm back to: 
> Duplicate name in directory. (CIERR 906)
> 
> Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? I don't want to play 
> this game any more.
> 
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