NCR Unix version 03.02 is about to be released. This is NCR’s Year 2000 capable release and will be installed on all Year 2000 capable NCR systems. (This excludes any SCO based 3259 and 3269)

We have encountered a problem with configuring VDUs and Printers. Assume the following :-

(a) You have installed an I/O controller of some description.

(b) For speed, etc. you configure all ports as VDUs. You then delete those ports which are to be
     printers and recreate them as printers.

(c) When you send printers to the printer you may see a message which says the printer is not
     available.

(d) Check the /dev/----- directory and display the permissions for the specific device. You will see
     that there are only 2 sets of rw rather than 3.

To resolve the problem, issue the command :-

#chmod +rw /dev/devicename (CR)

Repeat this for each printer.

As these commands will need to be repeated after each reboot of the system, they

have to be edited into a file in the /etc/rc2.d directory.

You are aware of various other commands that have to be executed when the

system boots, for example : setting up mtsd processes or setting DAT tapes into

the high density mode.

To simplify identification of what this file is called and to ensure it is the last thing

to be executed, it is to be created as S99zedp.

Add entries to this file in the format : chmod +rw /dev/[device name] as applicable.

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