SYSGEN is initially set to confirm a potentially serious action.
If, for example, you make configuration changes and attempt to exit
without saving the changes, SYSGEN warns you that you are about
to lose your changes.
You can enable PERMYES to automatically accept all decisions entered at the
terminal or disable it to ask if the user wishes to change a command
that seems improper. The abbreviated command for PERMYES is PE. This command is particularly useful when SYSGEN receives
input commands from a file or batch job.
If PERMYES is OFF (the default), SYSGEN prompts you for a YES/NO response
whenever a potentially serious action, such as exiting SYSGEN without
saving configuration changes, is initiated. If you respond negatively, the
action does not take place and the command is ignored. If PERMYES is ON, you are not prompted for confirmation. SYSGEN
executes the command exactly as entered.
To enable PERMYES, enter PERMYES ON at the SYSGEN prompt:
To disable PERMYES, enter PERMYES OFF at the SYSGEN prompt:
Once PERMYES is disabled, SYSGEN issues messages to prompt for confirmation.
Example 4-4 demonstrates PERMYES OFF action.
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Example 4-4 PERMYES
OFF Action
:SYSGEN
SYSGEN version D.01.01 : catalog version D.01.01 TUE, SEP
14, 1993
Copyright 1987 Hewlett-Packard Co. All Rights Reserved
** First level command **
io log (lo) misc (mi) spu (sp)
sysfile (sy)
basegroup (ba) keep (ke) permyes (pe) show (sh)
tape (ta)
clear (cl)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h) oclose (oc)
redo
sysgen>
sysgen>PERMYES OFF
sysgen>SYSFILE
** SYSFILE configurator commands **
aauto (aa) aboot (ab) acmsl (ac) asprog (as)
cmsl (cm) dauto (da) dboot (db) dcmsl (dc)
dsprog (ds) lcmsl (cl) rauto (ra) rboot (rb)
rcat (rc) rcmsl (rcm) rdcc (rd) ripl (ri)
rnmlib (rn) rsprog (rs) show (sh)
clear (cl)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h) hold (ho)
sysfile>
sysfile>ASPROG FCOPY.PUB.SYS FCOPY.PUB.SYS ** Add
FCOPY to SYSGEN tape **
sysfile>E *** Exit without saving ***
configuration changes are not kept yet!
still want to exit (yes/no) ?NO
sysfile> |
Example 4-5 shows how SYSGEN overrides user input with PERMYES enabled.
Example 4-5 PERMYES
ON Action
:SYSGEN
SYSGEN version D.01.01 : catalog version D.01.01 TUE, SEP
14, 1993
Copyright 1987 Hewlett-Packard Co. All Rights Reserved
** First level command **
io log (lo) misc (mi) spu (sp)
sysfile (sy)
basegroup (ba) keep (ke) permyes (pe) show (sh)
tape (ta)
clear (cl)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h) oclose (oc)
redo
sysgen>
sysgen>PERMYES ON
sysgen>SYSFILE
** SYSFILE configurator commands **
aauto (aa) aboot (ab) acmsl (ac) asprog (as)
cmsl (cm) dauto (da) dboot (db) dcmsl (dc)
dsprog (ds) lcmsl (cl) rauto (ra) rboot (rb)
rcat (rc) rcmsl (rcm) rdcc (rd) ripl (ri)
rnmlib (rn) rsprog (rs) show (sh)
clear (cl)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h) hold (ho)
sysfile>
sysfile>ASPROG FCOPY.PUB.SYS FCOPY.PUB.SYS ** Add
FCOPY to SYSGEN tape **
sysfile>E *** Exit without saving ***
configuration changes are not kept yet!
still want to exit (yes/no) ?Automatic yes
sysgen> |
Enabling PERMYES saves time and effort by answering YES to all prompting, particularly when a command input file
is used or a batch job is executed. Enabling PERMYES can also allow mistakes. In the previous example, the
changes are not kept because the HOLD command was not entered, and the system automatically answered YES to the (YES/NO) exit confirmation.
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