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The Question is: I have to migrate users and groups from a vax system to an alpha. Is there any procedure to export/import the list of users with their privileges and logicals? The Answer is : Upgrade your OpenVMS VAX system to the equivalent OpenVMS Alpha version. If feasible, temporarily cluster the OpenVMS VAX system with the OpenVMS Alpha system -- this greatly eases the effort involved in the migration, and permits direct access to the existing files and tools. This approach also permits you to migrate in an incremental fashion, with access to OpenVMS VAX images and tools remaining as long as required. You can transfer the system authorization database directly across: SYSUAF, RIGHTSLIST, etc., are fully compatible across similar OpenVMS versions. (Be careful to preserve the identifier and UIC binary values when moving to the new environment, if you choose this approach -- the binary values of these are stored on a plethora of objects within the OpenVMS system environment.) DCL procedures and such that that establish logical names can normally be moved directly across with no changes, though a review of the capabilities and the structure of LOGIN, SYLOGIN, and related DCL procedures is advisable. Also review the associated documentation in the OpenVMS documentation set. Here are some of the titles that have been available: A Comparison of System Management on OpenVMS AXP and OpenVMS VAX Migrating an Environment from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha Migrating an Application from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha Migrating to an OpenVMS Alpha System: Planning for Migration Migrating to an OpenVMS Alpha System: Recompiling and Relinking Applications
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