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  • PS2200 hangs in loop in SOS startup screen

    From richardthiebaud@thiebauddick2@aol.com to comp.sys.unisys on Mon May 8 21:48:55 2023
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    When I start PS2200, the SOS screen comes up.The dialog goes like this1

    1100 Operating system MP lev: 49R4-LCL (SOS: 6.5.08a [32])
    No fixed disks from previous boot.
    Modify config, enter DONE when complete.
    DONE
    KEY ERROR

    KEY ERROR
    0
    0-Modify config, enter DONE when complete.
    DONE
    KEY ERROR



    No matter what I enter, I just get the response "KEY ERROR".
    What should I do?
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  • From richardthiebaud@thiebauddick2@aol.com to comp.sys.unisys on Mon May 8 22:02:29 2023
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    On 5/8/23 21:48, richardthiebaud wrote:
    When I start PS2200, the SOS screen comes up.The dialog goes like this1

    1100 Operating system-a MP lev: 49R4-LCL (SOS: 6.5.08a [32])
    No fixed disks from previous boot.
    Modify config, enter DONE when complete.
    DONE
    KEY ERROR

    KEY ERROR
    0
    0-Modify config, enter DONE when complete.
    DONE
    KEY ERROR



    No matter what I enter, I just get the response "KEY ERROR".
    What should I do?
    I found my problem. I had PS2200 on the Z: drive but it wanted to be on
    the C: drive.

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  • From Don Spam's Reckless Son@hyperspace.flyover@vogon.gov.invalid to comp.sys.unisys on Tue May 9 07:31:31 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.unisys

    richardthiebaud wrote:
    When I start PS2200, the SOS screen comes up.The dialog goes like this1

    1100 Operating system-a MP lev: 49R4-LCL (SOS: 6.5.08a [32])
    No fixed disks from previous boot.
    Modify config, enter DONE when complete.
    DONE
    KEY ERROR

    KEY ERROR
    0
    0-Modify config, enter DONE when complete.
    DONE
    KEY ERROR



    No matter what I enter, I just get the response "KEY ERROR".
    What should I do?

    Your reply to a "0-blah blah blah" read-and-reply message has to start
    with a "0", in this case
    0 done
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  • From seumasquinn@seumasquinn@yahoo.com (seumasquinn) to comp.sys.unisys on Sat Oct 19 11:19:55 2024
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    PS2200 ROS default userid and password . Does anyone know what the
    defaults are for ROS. Security/securi does not seem to work. And not
    sure how to change in the config file for ROS. Not sure if this is the
    place to post. Thanks

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  • From R Daneel Olivaw@Danny@hyperspace.vogon.gov to comp.sys.unisys on Sun Oct 20 16:34:44 2024
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    seumasquinn wrote:
    PS2200 ROS default userid and-a password-a .-a Does anyone know what the defaults are for ROS. Security/securi does not seem to-a work. And not
    sure how to change in the config file for ROS.-a Not sure if this is the place to post.-a Thanks

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    I don't have PS2200 installed any more (the machine broke) but I'd
    expect it to be securi/securi. Is it not documented?
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  • From seumasquinn@seumasquinn@yahoo.com (seumasquinn) to comp.sys.unisys on Mon Oct 21 11:58:54 2024
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    Nope. securi/securi does not work. Already tried that. I can change the sys1.cfg file though and can enter a user/password in that file, but
    this appears to only work for SOS. It is documented as security/securi,
    but as I said, this does not work for ROS. Thanks

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  • From Stephen Fuld@sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid to comp.sys.unisys on Tue Oct 22 17:05:13 2024
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    On 10/19/2024 4:19 AM, seumasquinn wrote:
    PS2200 ROS default userid and-a password-a .-a Does anyone know what the defaults are for ROS. Security/securi does not seem to-a work. And not
    sure how to change in the config file for ROS.-a Not sure if this is the place to post.-a Thanks

    I am posting this for a friend who doesn't like to post. I have no
    personal knowledge of the subject and have not tried the proposed solution.


    "security/securi" is the default ROS signon but the password will
    eventually expire and a new password will be requested. The ROS
    password is not kept in the configuration file. There is a procedure
    for saving and restoring security information documented in the OS 2200 Operator Reference (SEC keyin). If security information was not saved
    and the password has been forgotten, there is no way to recover except
    to start over with the ROS virtual disk (sys1\vd_DR0.bin) that was
    supplied with the Express release. If you still have the original ZIP
    file this should be a relatively straightforward procedure. You might
    be able to boot with the original ROS disk, save the security
    information and restore it to the ROS disk you were using.

    Good luck, and keep us informed of your progress.
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  • From seumasquinn@seumasquinn@yahoo.com (seumasquinn) to comp.sys.unisys on Wed Oct 23 14:52:08 2024
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    Thanks Stephen. I had just tried something like that before I saw this
    post. I had an old version but not the original zipped one, that I
    tried using (DR0). I was able to boot that one, but it still does not
    accept any of my old userids or passwords. It does not say invalid
    userid or password when I try to sign on in DEMAND. Just "Enter your user-id/password and clearance level:". But I was wondering if I could
    do a SEC keyin on the SOS (which does work in demand) and be able to use
    that on the ROS system. I might try it. Well, at least I can get the
    SOS to work in DEMAND, so that might be good enough for me for now.
    Thanks again.

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  • From seumasquinn@seumasquinn@yahoo.com (seumasquinn) to comp.sys.unisys on Fri Oct 25 12:32:38 2024
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    OM gosh. I got it to work. I was looking at the SIMAN runstream on the
    SOS and decided to start it on the ROS. It did run to completion. Then,
    when I entered userid/password for any that were listed in the SIMAN
    run, it just said invalid password. I did find one that works though.
    If you want me to post it here, I suppose I could. Anyway, thanks for
    your help.

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