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Title:** Hackers **
Moderator:XDELTA::HOFFMAN
Created:Mon Feb 01 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1838
Total number of notes:13578

1533.0. "Announcing DFU Disk and File Utility" by UTRTSC::DORLAND (There's always one more bug!) Tue Mar 23 1993 08:03

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1533.1Announcing DFU 1.2 with UNDELETEUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Jul 01 1993 14:1057
1533.2UNDELETE Doesn't workTEVIOT::PAULGarth Wulpi by another nameMon Jul 19 1993 12:0510
1533.3Please check your privs...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Mon Jul 26 1993 07:089
1533.4OopsTEVIOT::PAULGarth Wulpi by another nameMon Jul 26 1993 13:2612
1533.5Problem with DFU : NOSUCHID errorUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Sep 10 1993 09:2221
1533.6AUSSIE::GARSONnouveau pauvreSat Sep 11 1993 04:444
1533.7MU::PORTERyou can't say that in this notes fileMon Sep 13 1993 21:513
1533.8VMSDEV::HALLYBFish have no concept of fireTue Sep 14 1993 18:293
1533.9Already used...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Sep 15 1993 06:586
1533.10MU::PORTERcool runningsTue Oct 19 1993 12:287
1533.11What version of VMS provides this feature?DDIF::MUNYANSteve Munyan, ZK1-1/C32, DTN 381-2264Wed Oct 20 1993 11:566
1533.12MU::PORTERcool runningsWed Oct 20 1993 12:121
1533.13V6.0 + V1.5 (gotcha!)STAR::VANDENHEUVELHein ZK0 381 1714Wed Oct 20 1993 12:1511
1533.14MU::PORTERcool runningsThu Oct 21 1993 01:5618
1533.15STAR::VANDENHEUVELHein ZK0 381 1714Thu Oct 21 1993 02:452
1533.16A word from the Author...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Oct 21 1993 06:507
1533.17MOVIES::WIDDOWSONVMS engineering, EcosseThu Oct 21 1993 07:155
1533.18Re .14MOVIES::VERBISTTue Oct 26 1993 08:1616
1533.19Documentation problem with FIBUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Oct 27 1993 07:367
1533.20Announcing DFU V1.3UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Dec 02 1993 12:1365
1533.21something strangeBRSTR2::SYSMANDirk Van de moortelFri Dec 10 1993 05:2825
1533.22Problems with Alias?!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Dec 10 1993 08:136
1533.23BUG in SEARCH fixedUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Jan 13 1994 08:3026
1533.24Announcing DFU V1.4 !!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue May 03 1994 18:5967
1533.25CADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Wed Aug 24 1994 18:0212
1533.26Why the privsCADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Wed Aug 24 1994 19:036
1533.27DFU for AXP 6.1UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Aug 25 1994 06:5119
1533.28CADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Mon Aug 29 1994 15:339
1533.29DEL/DIR deletes all dir'sUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue Aug 30 1994 07:485
1533.30Version 1.5 RELEASED!!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Oct 07 1994 14:2571
1533.31DFU-E-DIRTOOBIGCADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Tue Oct 11 1994 18:2635
1533.32It will be solved very soon..UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Oct 12 1994 06:329
1533.33UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Oct 12 1994 06:344
1533.34Restriction removed !!!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Oct 13 1994 14:0721
1533.35Announcing DFU V1.6 !!!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Sun Nov 27 1994 12:0966
1533.36DFU goes public!!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Sun Nov 27 1994 12:1413
1533.37ANNOUNCING V1.7 !!! (Internal Use Only)UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Feb 03 1995 12:1979
1533.38MOVIES::WIDDOWSONBrought to you from an F64 diskMon Feb 06 1995 08:001
1533.39Selfextracting kits availableUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Feb 10 1995 11:2720
1533.40Freeware version on the Net??STKEIS::BYSTAMThe answer is 42Thu Apr 27 1995 21:0919
1533.41UTRTSC::VDBURGChange mode to PANICFri Apr 28 1995 05:505
1533.42Also on internetUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Apr 28 1995 06:0610
1533.43DFU 2.1 (Freeware) available!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Apr 28 1995 06:3015
1533.44V1.8 READYUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Mon Jun 19 1995 07:2186
1533.45Bug found and fixedUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue Jun 20 1995 08:3222
1533.46Problem with SMGSHR.EXEUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue Jun 20 1995 19:218
1533.47reLINK? This is OpenVMS - we don't do reLINKs!GIDDAY::GILLINGSa crucible of informative mistakesFri Jun 23 1995 05:136
1533.48Not my fault!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Mon Jun 26 1995 10:396
1533.49Misunderstanding?GIDDAY::GILLINGSa crucible of informative mistakesMon Jun 26 1995 23:2518
1533.50AUSSIE::GARSONachtentachtig kacheltjesTue Jun 27 1995 00:356
1533.51DUCATI::LASTOVICAWhy is 'abbreviation' so long?Tue Jun 27 1995 17:025
1533.52A few thoughts ...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Jun 28 1995 06:2816
1533.53DUCATI::LASTOVICAWhy is 'abbreviation' so long?Wed Jun 28 1995 15:185
1533.54GALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Thu Aug 17 1995 05:129
1533.55LEAVE_STUB.COMGALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Thu Aug 17 1995 05:1459
1533.56Is there a customer version for VMS 5.3?GALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Thu Aug 17 1995 05:174
1533.57We're not an antique shop :-)UTRTSC::VDBURGChange mode to PANICFri Aug 18 1995 05:307
1533.58How about /Select=Version=Min=30000KETTU::TFORSELLWed Sep 13 1995 11:5457
1533.59EPS::VANDENHEUVELThings that make you think, Hmmm...Wed Sep 13 1995 16:30139
1533.60That should do ;-)KETTU::TFORSELLThu Sep 14 1995 06:588
1533.61Put on the wishlistUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Sep 14 1995 10:385
1533.62ECO kit for DFU V2.1 (freeware)UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Mon Sep 25 1995 08:1219
1533.63Announcing V2.2 (Internal Use Only)UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Oct 18 1995 11:1689
1533.64How does DFU do DIRE/COMPRESS safely?IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeThu Oct 26 1995 10:5514
1533.65lock it!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Oct 26 1995 11:217
1533.66EPS::VANDENHEUVELThings that make you think, Hmmm...Mon Oct 30 1995 17:2723
1533.67Why ALL-IN-1 didn't do it...IOSG::MARSHALLTue Oct 31 1995 10:1028
1533.68Announing DFU V2.2 Freeware versionUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue Oct 31 1995 10:5613
1533.69HDLITE::SCHAFERMark Schafer, Alpha Developer's supportWed Nov 01 1995 13:1835
1533.70Yes, my question is from the same source!IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeMon Nov 06 1995 12:090
1533.71$Status not set accordingly to messages displayed by DFU I2.2EVTAI1::HULAUXSerial kidderWed Nov 22 1995 13:3120
1533.72Yes it is correct.UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Nov 23 1995 06:225
1533.73How to disable output to screen?XTINE::HARDINGGary Harding, DTN 847-5571, http://markw.hhl.dec.com/harding/www_home.htmlWed Dec 13 1995 18:279
1533.74You can't...PTGSYS::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Dec 14 1995 05:215
1533.75Feature request: let me shoot my own footHERON::KAISERThu Dec 14 1995 09:2910
1533.76Some explanation...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Sat Dec 16 1995 11:0511
1533.77Defrag bound-set INDEXF file(s)?GALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Fri Dec 29 1995 16:5613
1533.78HERON::KAISERTue Jan 02 1996 07:129
1533.79Nit: DFU.COM needs to *always* redirect inputGALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Wed Jan 03 1996 17:4517
1533.80Fixed!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Jan 04 1996 05:499
1533.81DFU SET /NOCONTIGUOUS file ?GALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Mon Jan 15 1996 19:523
1533.82UTRTSC::jvdbu.uto.dec.com::JurVanDerBurgChange mode to Panic!Tue Jan 16 1996 04:025
1533.83AUSSIE::GARSONachtentachtig kacheltjesTue Jan 16 1996 19:215
1533.84COOKIE::FROEHLINLet's RAID the Internet!Tue Jan 16 1996 19:299
1533.85AUSSIE::GARSONachtentachtig kacheltjesTue Jan 16 1996 23:093
1533.86Let the XQP do its job please...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Jan 17 1996 05:4211
1533.87Wish: SEARCH-generated command procedureGALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Tue Feb 06 1996 18:4818
1533.88Go for the AWK solution!EPS::VANDENHEUVELDon't fix it, if it ain't baroqueWed Feb 07 1996 03:5420
1533.89Real VMS users don't AWK do they?!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Feb 07 1996 05:2119
1533.90EPS::VANDENHEUVELDon't fix it, if it ain't baroqueWed Feb 07 1996 11:5424
1533.91i second the FAO ideaDYPSS1::DYSERTBarry - Custom Software DevelopmentWed Feb 07 1996 12:4215
1533.92You bet I use GAWK!GALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Wed Feb 07 1996 16:2730
1533.93FAO control strings are fine\UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Feb 08 1996 12:598
1533.94OR... As used in CMS SHO GEN/FORMATIOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeFri Feb 09 1996 06:433
1533.95Announcing V2.3 (Internal use only)!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue Mar 12 1996 06:2984
1533.96devide fault...TKTVFS::SHINOSAKIand bred in Choja-machi, Kamakura-shi, KanagawaWed Mar 20 1996 10:38332
1533.97Small misteryUTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Thu Mar 21 1996 07:095
1533.98Non-system installationHERON::KAISERMon Apr 01 1996 05:3414
1533.99Why bother...DAVIDF::FOXDavid B. Fox -- DTN 285-2091Tue Apr 02 1996 13:099
1533.100DFU-DISKS.COMGALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Wed Jun 26 1996 19:1943
1533.101Wishlist?UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Fri Jul 12 1996 06:415
1533.102Short wish list for DFUMRDATA::cxxii.cxo.dec.com::KidwellFri Jul 12 1996 13:0864
1533.103AUSS::GARSONDECcharity Program OfficeSun Jul 14 1996 22:138
1533.104/APPEND no problem.UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Mon Jul 15 1996 08:285
1533.105DYPSS1::DYSERTBarry - Custom Software DevelopmentMon Jul 15 1996 12:1616
1533.106Perhaps a little less vebosity in non-SMG mode??GALINA::SSMITHPicard & Riker in '96Tue Jul 16 1996 18:2145
1533.107SOme answers...UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Mon Jul 22 1996 12:1617
1533.108Announcing V2.4!!!UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Wed Aug 21 1996 12:5884
1533.109Freeware DFU 2.4 available.UTRTSC::DORLANDThere's always one more bug!Tue Aug 27 1996 11:3312
1533.110More for the Wish ListMRDATA::KIDWELLDr. Jekyll and Mr. RogersMon Nov 25 1996 15:4144
1533.111/APPEND and /FORMAT buggyUTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Fri Nov 29 1996 10:2515
1533.112DFU 2.4 ECO kit available!UTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Fri Nov 29 1996 11:30133
1533.113New DFU version under V7.1MRDATA::KIDWELLDr. Jekyll and Mr. RogersMon Dec 02 1996 16:0021
1533.114EPS::VANDENHEUVELHeinMon Dec 02 1996 17:0024
1533.115@ not processed for FOREIGN commandsGIDDAY::GILLINGSa crucible of informative mistakesMon Dec 02 1996 23:2227
1533.116Prbl. install on 7.1, PCSI bug!UTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Tue Dec 03 1996 06:0920
1533.117RE: problem on 7.1...UTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Tue Dec 03 1996 09:309
1533.118Hidden area problemGIDDAY::GILLINGSa crucible of informative mistakesThu Dec 05 1996 01:1532
1533.119No problem here...UTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Fri Dec 06 1996 05:2212
1533.120AUSS::GARSONDECcharity Program OfficeFri Dec 06 1996 05:5916
1533.121DFU Kit BugXDELTA::HOFFMANSteve, OpenVMS EngineeringFri Dec 06 1996 17:5116
1533.122Announcing DFU 2.4 ECO 2 kitUTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Mon Feb 10 1997 12:18159
		INTERNAL USE ONLY

		DFU 2.4 Eco 2 Release Notes
		===========================

		To : All DFU subscribers


	1. Introduction
	---------------

	Several problems have been discovered for V2.4 of DFU.
	Part of these were already covered by ECO1. This
	new ECO2 kit solves some additional problems.
	
	This ECO kit is now available as :

  	  UTRTSC::SYS$PUBLIC:DEC-AXPVMS-DFU-V0204-2-1.PCSI;1 (Alpha)
	  UTRTSC::SYS$PUBLIC:DEC-VAXVMS-DFU-V0204-2-1.PCSI;1 (VAX)

	This kit will bump up the I2.4 version of DFU
	to I2.4-2.

	Installation of this kit is recommended if you are
	using the VERIFY/DIR and/or the DELETE/DIR command.
	See .5 for a description of all the fixes.

	2. Before you install ECO 2.
	----------------------------

	Before you install this ECO kit you must check
	the following :

	- Installation is done via the PRODUCT INSTALL
	  command. This means that this ECO kit con only be installed
	  on VMS V6.1 and higher (up to and inluding VMS 7.1).

	- If DFU is INSTALLed (via DFU$STARTUP) you must manually
	  remove DFU via the following command:

		$ INSTAL REMOVE SYS$SYSTEM:DFU
	
	  Failing to do so will result in problems during
	  installation.

	- This kit is INTERNAL USE ONLY. Do not install
	  this kit outside Digital EASYNET. 


	3. Installation procedure. 
	--------------------------

	After copying the kit to your own directory
	installation is performed via the following command :

	$ PRODUCT INSTALL DFU/SOURCE=<disk>:[your_directory]

	During the installation you will have the option
	of installing the documentation.

	This kit is a full installation kit and can also be
	installed even if DFU has not been installed before.


	4. Restrictions and support
	---------------------------

	This version DFU is strictly INTERNAL USE ONLY. 
        Apart for this release notes I have not changed
	the original V2.4 documentation. Also the help
	file is unchanged.
	
	The installation procedure no longer offers the possibility
	to install to a private directory. Instead a new file
	SYS$SYSTEM:DFU.EXE is created; you may want to move the
	file from there to your own directory.

	Support as always is not official, but I appreciate
	any problems reported to me at UTRTSC::DORLAND
	or ton.dorland@uto.mts.dec.com.
	You may also post replies to note 1533 at NOTED::HACKERS.

	I will try to fix any serious problems found with DFU.
	

	5. Problems fixed in ECO 2
	--------------------------

		Fix for DELETE/DIRECTORY :

	- The DELETE/DIRECTORY code has been rewritten. Previously
	  files which couldn't be deleted for some reason became 'lost'
	  files. As of V2.4 non-privileged users can use this command 
	  so this has become a major problem. As of ECO 2 such files
	  will now be left intact in their original directory.
 
		Fix for VERIFY/DIRECTORY :

	- Yet another problem was discovered which could cause
	  a valid directory to be 'seen' as invalid. As a result
	  all files within this directory would be marked as lost
	  files. This problem could only occur under very rare 
	  circumstances.

		Fixes for DEFRAG/DISK :

	- Several minor problems were fixed. These fixes will
	  result in better defragmentation.



	Problems fixed in ECO 1
	--------------------------

		General fixes:

	- Previous versions of DFU always required an exact device
	  name (or a logical name). As of ECO 1 DFU allows some more
	  freedom, eg. if the device is named $1$DIA1 DFU will now
	  also accept DIA1, or even DIA if there is only one DIA
	  device. If the device name is not unique DFU will
	  display the new error message : 

		%DFU-E-NOTUNIQ, Device name is not unique
	
	- Some DFU commands flushed the disks ACP caches when it
	  was not really necessary


		Fixes for VERIFY/DIR:

	- The VERIFY/DIR/FIX command could result in a computable
	  loop
	- VERIFY/DIR and some other commands could result in
	  an ACCVIO if the directory was not named .DIR;1
	- Sometimes VERIFY/DIR would report a directory as invalid.
	  This could only happen if the first directory entry
	  in a block was exactly 256 bytes large.
	- Files with 'lost' backlinks are now correctly reeentered
	  in the original directory 


		Fixes for SEARCH:

	- SEARCH/FULL did not properly display the file date fields.
	  An ASCII date field is 23 bytes, but DFU only displayed
	  21 or 22 bytes.
	- Fixed a rare problem where SEARCH resulted in files with
	  '[]' as the resultant directory. This could only happen
	  when BYPASS privilege was disabled. Also DEFRAGMENT/LBN
	  sometimes gave a NOVOLSET error; this problem was caused 
          by the same bug.
	- SEARCH /FORMAT /APPEND did not work due to a bug in
	  the command definition file.

	
	Regards and have fun,

	Ton Dorland
1533.123DFU 2.4 ECO2 freeware location...UTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Tue Feb 11 1997 06:097
    
    	The freeware equivalents of the DFU V2.4 ECO 2 kit
    	is available at :
    
    		ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS
    
    	Rgds, Ton
1533.124BIGUN::nessus.cao.dec.com::MayneA wretched hive of scum and villainyMon Mar 24 1997 05:517
A customer is chaning the UICs of all their users, and there are files with ACLs 
containing those UICs all over the place.

Can I use DFU to find files that have ACEs containing a specific UIC, and change 
that UIC to something else?

PJDM
1533.125No option to search for ACE'sUTRTSC::DORLANDThe Wizard of Odz2Tue Apr 01 1997 05:315
    Sorry for replying this late but I was not at the office last week.
    Anyway, DFU has no option to SEARCH for specific ACE's so the
    answer is that you can't do that with DFU.
    
    Rgds, Ton