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$NUMUTC

Converts an absolute 128-bit binary time into its numeric components. The numeric components are returned in local time.

On Alpha and I64 systems, this service accepts 64-bit addresses.


Format

SYS$NUMUTC timbuf ,[utcadr]


C Prototype

int sys$numutc (unsigned short int timbuf [13], unsigned int *utcadr [4]);


Arguments

timbuf


OpenVMS usage: vector_word_unsigned
type: word
access: write only
mechanism: by 32- or 64-bit reference (Alpha and I64); by 32-bit reference (VAX)

Buffer into which $NUMUTC writes the converted date and time. The timbuf argument is the 32-bit address (on VAX systems) or the 32- or 64-bit address (on Alpha and I64 systems) of a 13-word structure containing time, inaccuracy of time, and time differential factor. The time differential factor encoded in the 128-bit buffer is used to convert the UTC to its numerical components. Negative values in the inaccuracy field indicate an infinite inaccuracy.

The following diagram depicts the fields in this structure:


utcadr


OpenVMS usage: coordinated universal time
type: utc_date_time
access: read only
mechanism: by 32- or 64-bit reference (Alpha and I64); by 32-bit reference (VAX)

The 128-bit UTC time value to be converted.

The utcadr argument is optional; if it is not used, $NUMUTC will use the current time.


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.
SS$_INVTIME The 128-bit UTC time is not valid.

$NXTVOL

The Next Volume service allows you to process the next tape volume in a multiple volume set. This service applies only to files on magnetic tape volumes.

Refer to the OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual for additional information about this service.


$OPEN

The Open service makes an existing file available for processing by your program. The Open service specifies the type of record access to be used and determines whether the file can be shared. The Open service also performs an implicit Display service.

Refer to the OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual for additional information about this service.


$PARSE

The Parse service analyzes the file specification string and fills in various NAM block fields.

Refer to the OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual for additional information about this service.


$PARSE_ACL

Parses the specified text string and converts it to the binary representation for an access control entry (ACE).

Format

SYS$PARSE_ACL aclstr ,aclent ,[errpos] ,[accnam] ,[nullarg]


C Prototype

int sys$parse_acl (void *aclstr, void *aclent, unsigned short int *errpos, void *accnam, int (*routin)(void));


Arguments

aclstr


OpenVMS usage: char_string
type: character-coded text string
access: read only
mechanism: by descriptor--fixed-length string descriptor

Formatted ACE that is parsed when $PARSE_ACL completes execution. The aclstr argument is the address of a string descriptor pointing to the text string to be parsed.

aclent


OpenVMS usage: char_string
type: character-coded text string
access: write only
mechanism: by descriptor--fixed-length string descriptor

Description of the ACE that is parsed when $PARSE_ACL completes execution. The aclent argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to the buffer in which the ACE is written. The first byte of the buffer contains the length of the ACE; the second byte contains a value that identifies the type of ACE, which in turn defines the format of the ACE.

For information about the ACE types and their associated formats, see $FORMAT_ACL system service documentation.

errpos


OpenVMS usage: word_unsigned
type: word (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by reference

Number of characters from aclstr processed by $PARSE_ACL. The errpos argument is the address of a word that receives the number of characters actually processed by the service. If the service fails, this count points to the failing point in the string.

accnam


OpenVMS usage: access_bit_names
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by reference

Names of the bits in the access mask when $PARSE_ACL is executing. The accnam argument is the address of an array of 32 quadword descriptors that define the names of the bits in the access mask. Each element points to the name of a bit. The first element names bit 0, the second element names bit 1, and so on.

You can call LIB$GET_ACCNAM to retrieve the access name table for the class of object whose ACL is to be formatted. If you omit accnam, the following names are used:

Bit Name
Bit 0 READ
Bit 1 WRITE
Bit 2 EXECUTE
Bit 3 DELETE
Bit 4 CONTROL
Bit 5 BIT_5
Bit 6 BIT_6
.
.
.
 
Bit 31 BIT_31

nullarg


OpenVMS usage: null_arg
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Placeholding argument reserved to HP.

Description

The Parse Access Control List Entry service parses the specified text string and converts it to the binary representation for an access control entry (ACE).

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

None

Related Services

$ADD_HOLDER, $ADD_IDENT, $ASCTOID, $CHECK_ACCESS, $CHKPRO, $CREATE_RDB, $ERAPAT, $FIND_HELD, $FIND_HOLDER, $FINISH_RDB, $FORMAT_ACL, $FORMAT_AUDIT, $GET_SECURITY, $GRANTID, $HASH_PASSWORD, $IDTOASC, $MOD_HOLDER, $MOD_IDENT, $MTACCESS, $REM_HOLDER, $REM_IDENT, $REVOKID, $SET_SECURITY


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.
SS$_ACCVIO The string or its descriptor cannot be read by the caller; the buffer descriptor cannot be read by the caller; the buffer cannot be written by the caller; or the buffer is too small to hold the ACL entry.
SS$_IVACL The format of the access control list entry is not valid.
SS$_NOSUCHID The specified identifier does not exist in the rights database.

$PERM_DIS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT (Alpha and I64)

On Alpha and I64 systems, disables user process alignment fault reporting.

Format

SYS$PERM_DIS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT


C Prototype

int sys$perm_dis_align_fault_report (void);


Arguments

None.

Description

The Disable Alignment Fault Reporting service disables user process alignment fault reporting.

See the description of the $PERM_REPORT_ALIGN_FAULT service for an example of a program that can be used to enable and disable user process alignment fault reporting.

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

None

Related Services

$GET_ALIGN_FAULT_DATA, $GET_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_DATA, $INIT_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $PERM_REPORT_ALIGN_FAULT, $START_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $STOP_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $STOP_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.

$PERM_REPORT_ALIGN_FAULT (Alpha and I64)

On Alpha and I64 systems, initializes user process alignment fault reporting.

Format

SYS$PERM_REPORT_ALIGN_FAULT


C Prototype

int sys$perm_report_align_fault (void);


Arguments

None.

Description

The Report Alignment Fault service allows the user to permanently enable user process alignment fault reporting for all subsequent images.

This service reports alignment faults only in exception mode. For more information about reporting modes, see the $START_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT service.

Image alignment fault reporting takes precedence over process alignment fault reporting; that is, if both image and process alignment fault reporting are enabled, faults are reported to the image first.

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

None

Related Services

$GET_ALIGN_FAULT_DATA, $GET_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_DATA, $INIT_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $PERM_DIS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $START_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $STOP_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT, $STOP_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.


Example


/**********************************************************************/
/*                                                                    */
/* SET_ALIGN_REPORT.C                                                 */
/*                                                                    */
/*  This program can be used to permanently turn on and off           */
/*  alignment fault reporting for a process. After creating the       */
/*  executable, do:                                                   */
/*                                                                    */
/*        $ align :== $dir:set_align_report.exe                       */
/*        $ align on                                                  */
/*        $ run program        ! will generate align faults on screen */
/*        $ align off                                                 */
/*        $ run program        ! will not generate align faults       */
/*                                                                    */
/**********************************************************************/

#include <stdio>
#include <ctype>
#include <ssdef>


/*                alignment fault reporting system services           */
extern         sys$perm_report_align_fault(),
               sys$perm_dis_align_fault_report();

main(argc, argv)
  int                argc;
  char               *argv[];
{
  int                status;

  /* check arguments */
  if (argc < 2) {
    printf ("Insufficient arguments\n");
    return (40);
  }

  /* check if the argument is on or off */
  if ((strcmp ("ON", argv[1]) == 0) || (strcmp ("on", argv[1]) == 0))
    /* on, turn alignment fault reporting on for this process */
    status = sys$perm_report_align_fault ();

  else if ((strcmp ("OFF", argv[1]) == 0) || (strcmp ("off", argv[1]) == 0))
    /* off, turn alignment fault reporting off for this process */
    status = sys$perm_dis_align_fault_report ();

  else
    return (SS$_BADPARAM);

  /* return status */
  return (status);
}


      

This example shows a program that can be used to enable and disable alignment fault reporting for a process.


$PERSONA_ASSUME (VAX Only)

Modifies the context of the current process to match the context of a given persona. The $PERSONA_ASSUME service allows an OpenVMS process to assume the identity of another user or to discard a persona to return the process to its original state.

Format

SYS$PERSONA_ASSUME persona ,[flags]


C Prototype

int sys$persona_assume (unsigned int *persona, unsigned int flags);


Arguments

persona


OpenVMS usage: integer
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read
mechanism: by reference

Address of a longword in which the persona identification handle is expected.

If the value of the context passed is 1, then the current persona is discarded, and the state of the calling process is returned to the state that existed prior to the first call to $PERSONA_CREATE.

flags


OpenVMS usage: mask_longword
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Flag mask specifying which Persona services options are to be employed when the persona is assumed. This argument is ignored when a persona is being discarded.

The following table describes each flag:

Flag Description
IMP$M_ASSUME_SECURITY Assume access rights, UIC, authorized privileges, user name, and security audit flag.
IMP$M_ASSUME_ACCOUNT Assume OpenVMS account.
IMP$M_ASSUME_JOB_WIDE Assume the new persona, even in a multiprocess job.

Description

When assuming a persona using the IMP$M_ASSUME_SECURITY option, any previously enabled image privileges will be disabled. The caller's process will have only the privileges of the impersonated user enabled. These privileges are enabled in the Current, Process, and Authorized privilege masks.

When using IMP$M_ASSUME_SECURITY, access to the job logical name table might no longer be possible because the table is protected by the UIC of the user on whose behalf the current process was created. Also, a new access to the process' controlling terminal might fail, and the process might be in a different default resource domain for locking.

Any persona is automatically discarded and deleted upon image exit. Hence, it is not possible to permanently change the persona of a process using $PERSONA_ASSUME.

The arguments are read in caller's mode, so an invalid argument can cause an access violation to be signaled.

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

None

Related Services

$PERSONA_CREATE, $PERSONA_DELETE


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully; the desired access is granted.
IMP$_NOCHJIB The Job Information Block cannot be modified.
IMP$_PERSONANONGRATA Invalid persona argument.

$PERSONA_ASSUME (Alpha and I64)

On Alpha and I64 systems, allows an OpenVMS thread to assume the identity of another persona.

Format

SYS$PERSONA_ASSUME persona ,[flags], [previous], [acmode]


C Prototype

int sys$persona_assume (unsigned int *persona, unsigned int flags, unsigned int *previous, unsigned int acmode);


Arguments

persona


OpenVMS usage: persona
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by reference

Address of a longword in which the persona identification handle is expected.

If the value passed is ISS$C_ID_NATURAL, then the state of the calling thread is returned to the natural persona.

flags


OpenVMS usage: mask_longword
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Ignored.

previous


OpenVMS usage: persona
type: longword (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by reference

Address of a longword into which the persona identification handle of the currently active persona being replaced is written.

acmode


OpenVMS usage: access_mode
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Access mode to be considered when assuming a persona. The acmode argument is a longword containing the access mode.

The most privileged access mode used is the access mode of the caller. Only equal or more privileged access modes can use this persona.


Description

This service establishes the specified persona as the active security profile and returns the persona identification handle of the persona that was active at the point in which the call to this service was made.

On image exit, the natural persona is assumed and all nonpermanent personae are deleted.

The arguments are validated against the caller's mode, so an invalid argument can cause an access violation to be signaled.

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

None

Related Services

$PERSONA_CLONE, $PERSONA_CREATE, $PERSONA_CREATE_EXTENSION, $PERSONA_DELETE_EXTENSION, $PERSONA_DELEGATE, $PERSONA_DELETE, $PERSONA_EXTENSION_LOOKUP, $PERSONA_FIND, $PERSONA_MODIFY, $PERSONA_QUERY, $PERSONA_RESERVE


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully; the desired access is granted.
SS$_ACCVIO Access violation.
SS$_INSFARG Certain required arguments were not specified.
SS$_IVMODE The caller cannot create a persona that is more privileged than the caller.
SS$_NOPRIV The operation requires IMPERSONATE privilege.
SS$_PERSONANONGRATA Invalid persona argument.

$PERSONA_CLONE (Alpha and I64)

On Alpha and I64 systems, creates a copy of an existing persona within the context of the current process. The service returns the assigned persona identification for the new persona in the persona argument. This persona can be assumed using the $PERSONA_ASSUME service.

Format

SYS$PERSONA_CLONE persona ,[input]


C Prototype

int sys$persona_clone (unsigned int *persona, unsigned int *input);


Arguments

persona


OpenVMS usage: persona
type: longword (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by reference

Address of a longword into which the persona identification handle is written.

input


OpenVMS usage: persona
type: longword (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by reference

Address of a longword containing the persona identification of the persona to be cloned. If this argument is 0, null, or absent, the currently active persona is cloned.

Description

The Clone Persona service creates a copy of an existing persona within the context of the current process. The service returns the assigned persona identification for the new persona in the persona argument. This persona can be assumed using the $PERSONA_ASSUME service.

On image exit, the natural persona is assumed and all nonpermanent personae are deleted.

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

BYTLM

Related Services

$PERSONA_ASSUME, $PERSONA_CREATE, $PERSONA_CREATE_EXTENSION, $PERSONA_DELETE_EXTENSION, $PERSONA_DELEGATE, $PERSONA_DELETE, $PERSONA_EXTENSION_LOOKUP, $PERSONA_FIND, $PERSONA_MODIFY, $PERSONA_QUERY, $PERSONA_RESERVE


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.
SS$_ACCVIO Access violation.
SS$_EXQUOTA The caller lacks sufficient quota to allocate a new persona.
SS$_INSFMEM Insufficient memory.
SS$_IVMODE The caller cannot create a persona that is more privileged than the caller.
SS$_PERSONANONGRATA The persona ID supplied was invalid.


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