[VAX83C.SUB]AAAREADME.TXT


                             Battelle's Submissions


                                 submitted by:


             Gary L.  Grebus              Mark D.  Oakley
             Battelle Columbus Labs       Battelle Columbus Labs
             505 King Avenue              505 King Avenue
             Columbus, OH 43201          Columbus, OH 43201
             (614)424-7156                (614)424-5086


     This submission consists of assorted tools and procedures  for  system
     programming and management functions.  The authors would be interested
     in hearing of any problems or  suggestions  which  anyone  might  have
     regarding  these submissions.  As usual, this submission was assembled
     at the last moment.  As a result,  the  documentation  may  be  a  bit
     sketchy.  Please feel free to call if you need further information.

     1.  [.FTP]
         FTP is a menu driven utility for  network  file  copying.   It  is
         primarily  oriented toward software "distribution" by a privileged
         user, such as a System Manager who must manage  several  machines.
         It provides for flexible control of file ownership and protection.
         This is a improved version of the program submitted on the  Spring
         1982 tape.

     2.  [.GETINFO]
         These are a group of command procedures that display useful  file,
         device and process information by using the DCL lexical functions.

     3.  [.GRPQUOTA] This is a program for summarizing disk  usage  by  UIC
         group.  It is driven from the VMS quota file.

     4.  [.NOTICE] This group of programs and command procedures provides a
         "bare-bones"  login  bulletin system.  This is an improved version
         of the program submitted on the Spring 1980 tape.

     5.  [.PFIX] This directory contains an SLP command file which  applies
         several bug fixes to the "P" program from the Fall 1982 tape.

     6.  [.SIMCR] This privileged program provides a means for submitting a
         VAX  batch  job as if it had been read through a card reader, with
         full support for the $JOB and $PASSWORD commands.

     7.  [.UAFJNL] This directory  contains  programs  and  procedures  for
         maintaining  a  consistent  User  Authorization  File  on  several
         machines.  It journals AUTHORIZE commands to a  file  and  applies
         the  transactions  against  the  UAF's  on one or more nodes.  The
         journaling program may be adapted to other similar tasks.