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Caution, use this method at your own risk
Goes w/o saying, but don't do this on files in the SYS account on
the original protected files.
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Assuming you have PM and you want a quick and dirty delete of the file,

1. listf,-3 on the file you want to delete.
2. enter debug and type "mv ADDR" where ADDR is the label address given in
the listf
3. replace the 2nd most significant byte w/zero.
4. purge the file.

Following is an example.

:listf ci.pub.xq,-3
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FILE: CI.PUB.XQ

FILE CODE : 1030                FOPTIONS: BINARY,FIXED,NOCCTL,STD
BLK FACTOR: 1                   CREATOR : MANAGER.SYS
REC SIZE: 256(BYTES)            LOCKWORD:
BLK SIZE: 256(BYTES)            SECURITY--READ    : ANY
EXT SIZE: 0(SECT)                         WRITE   : ANY
NUM REC: 182                              APPEND  : ANY
NUM SEC: 192                              LOCK    : ANY
NUM EXT: 1                                EXECUTE : ANY
MAX REC: 182                            **SECURITY IS ON ,PROTECTED
                                FLAGS   : NO ACCESSORS
NUM LABELS: 0                   CREATED : SUN, MAY  9, 1999,  5:14 PM
MAX LABELS: 0                   MODIFIED: SUN, MAY  9, 1999,  5:14 PM
DISC DEV #: 1                   ACCESSED: SUN, MAY  9, 1999,  5:14 PM
SEC OFFSET: 0                   LABEL ADDR: $00000011.$00767120
VOLNAME   : MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET:MEMBER1
:debug
$b ($46) nmdebug > mv 11.767120
VIRT $11.767120   = "...."  $10000 := 0
$c ($46) nmdebug > exit
:do li
:listf ci.pub.xq,-3
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FILE: CI.PUB.XQ

FILE CODE : 1030                FOPTIONS: BINARY,FIXED,NOCCTL,STD
BLK FACTOR: 1                   CREATOR : MANAGER.SYS
REC SIZE: 256(BYTES)            LOCKWORD:
BLK SIZE: 256(BYTES)            SECURITY--READ    : ANY
EXT SIZE: 0(SECT)                         WRITE   : ANY
NUM REC: 182                              APPEND  : ANY
NUM SEC: 192                              LOCK    : ANY
NUM EXT: 1                                EXECUTE : ANY
MAX REC: 182                            **SECURITY IS ON
                                FLAGS   : NO ACCESSORS
NUM LABELS: 0                   CREATED : SUN, MAY  9, 1999,  5:14 PM
MAX LABELS: 0                   MODIFIED: SUN, MAY  9, 1999,  5:14 PM
DISC DEV #: 1                   ACCESSED: SUN, MAY  9, 1999,  5:14 PM
SEC OFFSET: 0                   LABEL ADDR: $00000011.$00767120
VOLNAME   : MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET:MEMBER1


:purge ci.pub.xq
:


Steve Douglass wrote:

> Many thanks to those who responded with ideas on how to purge protected
> files.  Alas, HP's OS is doing a splendid job of protecting itself
> (actually, it's protecting us from ourselves).  I've got to give their OS
> writers credit ...
>
> I will contact HP support to see if there is another method, but I've
> reconciled myself to waiting until 6.0 is installed and I can do a full
> re-load.
>
> Again, many thanks.
>
> Steve Douglass
> HP Systems Manager
> BFGoodrich Aerospace