Are you doing a START NORECOVERY? A START RECOVERY will attempt to use the last NMCONFIG file that was successfully booted from - which is NMCONFIX.PUB.SYS. If that file is somehow missing, a START NORECOVERY should rebuild it, while a START RECOVERY would probably result in a DCC STARTUP error. At 10:07 AM 2005-07-22, Ron Horner wrote: >OK. When I boot up here is the message that I get back. Running DTCCNTRL, >CTL ERROR: Failed to open NMCONFIX.PUB.SYS. STATUS=16. > >Is there a part of the OS that might be missing? > >Ron Horner >Legacy Systems Supervisor >lia sophia >SHARE THE LOVE OF JEWELRYT >www.liasophia.com >[log in to unmask] >(630) 860-3323 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf >Of Jeff Kell >Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:18 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Creating a NMCONFIX file > >Ron Horner wrote: > > I need to create a NMCONFIX file. I've tried to restore the file from a > > tape, but the system says that it is in use. But the file is not there. > > What can I do to get this file created. > >IIRC, NMCONFIX is the currently booted NMCONFIG. START NORECOVERY should >'create' a new one for you. > >Jeff > >* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * >* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > >* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * >* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilles Schipper GSA Inc. HP System Administration Specialists 300 John Street, Box 87651 Thornhill, ON Canada L3T 7R4 Voice: 905.889.3000 Fax: 905.889.3001 email: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.gsainc.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *