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What are VMIMARKER files?

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The Question is:

 
What is a VMIMARKER*.DAT file, and why does our startup try to execute
 vmsinstal using it as a parameter ?
 
For example, this is in our startup.log:
 
$t = f$search("sys$update:vmimarker*.dat")
$if t .eqs. "" then goto cs10
$@sys$update:vmsinstal "" "" options B "" ""
 "SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSUPD]VMIMARKER20208A6B.DAT;1"
 

The Answer is :

 
  These VMSMARKER files are marker files that are quite deliberately
  maintained on an OpenVMS system as a result of an incomplete VMSINSTAL
  installation sequence.  OpenVMS will attempt to complete the (failed)
  installation.  For details:
 
    http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/
      72final/6017/6017pro_005.html#vmsinstal_recover
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 18-OCT-2000 )
     
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