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- From: DWING@UH01.Colorado.EDU (Dan Wing)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: Tape drive allocated to non-existent process
- Message-ID: <01GOGJAO6IR60001BH@VAXF.COLORADO.EDU>
- Date: 6 Sep 92 15:18:41 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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- Andy Harrington, nin15b63@merrimack.edu, writes:
-
- >We have a tape drive which is allocated to a non-existent process. The process
- >is not in a wait state,; it doesn't exist. Our support droids said we've gotta
- >re-boot the node. We'd really rather not. Anyone know of a program that'll
- >deallocate it? If not, anyone know what bits to flip?
-
- DEC has a program in CSC Patch #245 which fixes the problem.
-
- Also, I _think_ there is a program available from FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET, or
- via FTP from FTP.SPC.EDU in the [.MACRO32...] directory, which performs the
- same function.
-
- Both of these programs do NOT require a reboot. However, use them with caution
- as they run in kernel mode and have a chance of rebooting your system for you
- anyway!
-
- -Dan Wing, DWING@UH01.Colorado.EDU or WING_D@UCOLMCC.BITNET (DGW11)
- Systems Programmer, University Hospital, Denver
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