If you find there's not already a r/w session, maybe the netview script
that starts the gui has been modified for users to limit them to r/o
maps.  Try just running ovw from a command line.

"Treptow, Craig" wrote:
> 
> I would guess that there is another map open in read/write mode and since 
> there can only be one, yours is read-only.  You could do an "ovwexit" to kill 
> the other maps and then load yours to get it read/write.
> 
> Or maybe this is secured down for your ID somehow?  Others on this list 
> should have some better suggestions.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Bish [mailto:fnbish AT hotmail DOT com]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 1:40 PM
> To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
> Subject: [nv-l] Obtaining Read-Write IP Map Session
> 
> I have been unable to obtain a read-write IP map when logging on as manager
> in Netview for AIX.  My unix support staff said there must be a file that is
> has locked any of our technicians out so that we cannot log on and modify
> the maps.  This is a critical issue since we are doing a complex
> infrastructure upgrade this weekend.  I need to be able to modify our maps,
> rediscover,etc.   Does anyone have an idea what is causing us not to be able
> to get read-write capability???
> 
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