MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List V
Commands HEADOFF thru LISTF
For instance, if the group XGROUP requires a password, and if you use this group as your
logon group, you could enter the password in this fashion:
MPE iX:HELLO USER.TECHPUBS,XGROUP/XPASS
Note that when you specify your home group as your logon group, you need not enter a
password, even if that group has such a password.
Sometimes, when logging on to the system, it is more convenient to have MPE/iX prompt
you for any required passwords. You do this by omitting the passwords from the logon
command. When you log on, the command is printed in the normal way; MPE/iX prompts
you for the password, then turns echo off so that the password is not printed. If you enter
the password incorrectly, the prompt reappears and you have two more chances to enter
the password correctly. After the third incorrect entry, the message INCORRECT PASSWORD
(CIERR 1441) is displayed. You must then press
Return to receive a new prompt and then
enter the HELLO command to start a new logon process. Echo is turned on after all
passwords are read.
Terminal Types
MPE/iX must be able to determine certain characteristics about your terminal, such as
input and output speed, in order to conduct a session. If you log on using a different type of
terminal than the type the system manager has configured, you must specify your
terminal type when you log on. Refer to appendix C, "Terminal and Printer Types."
MPE iX:HELLO USER.TECHPUBS;TERM=10
Example
When you initially log on to access MPE/iX, the system prompt appears as:
MPE iX:
When you subsequently log on to another account or group, the system prompt by default
is a colon (unless you have altered it with the SETVAR HPPROMPT command) and appears
as:
:
To start a session named ALPHA, with the user USER, the account TECHPUBS, the group
XGROUP, and the group password XPASS, enter:
MPE iX:HELLO ALPHA,USER.TECHPUBS,XGROUP/XPASS
HP3000 Release: X.50.40 User Version : X.50.40 MON, DEC 12, 1994, 7:15 AM
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Related Information
Commands BYE
Manuals None
HELP
Accesses the help subsystem (Native Mode)