Controls whether the VERIFY command cancels an incomplete
transaction. You use the /RECOVER qualifier when a transaction
with the library is incomplete and the rollback mechanism does not
automatically cancel the command. For example, you must use
the /RECOVER qualifier if the OpenVMS system fails while a
CMS command is updating the library.
If a CMS command is terminated and the library is left in an
inconsistent state, CMS recognizes that the last transaction
was incomplete and automatically initiates command rollback
to return the library to a valid format.
If you have set up a restrictive protection scheme and a system
failure occurs during a CMS transaction and leaves your library
in an inconsistent state, the VERIFY/RECOVER command should be
executed by the same person who was using CMS at the time of the
system failure or by a person with sufficient privileges.