I tried Wayne's suggestion (which was much welcomed, I prefer a way to
interact with the server without going through my PROP machine that is
the SCIF/Secuser which is awkward and I don't like cranking up the
CMS admin client either)
But has anyone else noticed you get entirely different results from the
same command if you use SMSG then it you are the SCIF and use SEND ?????

Seems like a OPT parm like REPLYOP , maybe called ADMIN, would be nice.
.. joe.f.

On Wed, 26 Jan 1994 16:33:30 EST you said:
>ADSM/VM has a DSMOP EXEC that just issues a CP SMSG command to
>DSMSERV.  The Administrator's Guide on page 180 says
>
>        Reply operators need to use the DSMOP EXEC to enter tape
>        commands from the VM operator console.
>
>I learned early on that this is a great way to enter all sorts of commands.
>It became so second nature that *I* lost the connection between "Reply
>operators" and the SMSG interface ... that is, until another ADSM
>administrator saw me do it and then tried unsuccessfully.  He was an
>administrator, but not a REPLYOP :-(, so it didn't work for him.
>
>So, if the ADSM folks are listening, perhaps the doc could be upgraded to
>show this method of access, please?
>
>For the rest of you, perhaps you will find the SMSG interface useful in
>your everyday management of ADSM/VM.  btw .. one of my PF keys is
>defined as:
>
>        PF12 DELAY #CP SMSG DSMSER
>
>
>cheers,
>
>Wayne T. Smith
>Systems Group -- CAPS        internet: wts AT maine.maine DOT edu
>University of Maine System   BITNET/CREN: WTS@MAINE