1  WRITE
   Writes the system parameter values and the name of the site-
   independent startup command procedure from the SYSGEN work area
   to a parameter file, the current system parameter file on disk,
   or the active system in memory.

   Format

     WRITE  file-spec
 

2  Parameters
 

file-spec

   The file specification of a new parameter file to be created. The
   default file type is .PAR.

   In place of a file specification, you can specify one of the
   following keywords:
 

CURRENT

   Specifies that source information is to be written to the current
   system parameter file on disk.

   On Alpha systems, the system parameter file is
   SYS$SYSTEM:ALPHAVMSSYS.PAR.

   On Integrity servers, the system parameter file is
   SYS$SYSTEM:IA64VMSSYS.PAR.

   Use of the WRITE CURRENT command requires the SYSPRV privilege.


ACTIVE

   Specifies that source information is to be written to the active
   system in memory. (Only the dynamic parameter values are written
   to the active system.)

   Use of the WRITE ACTIVE command requires the CMKRNL privilege.
 

2  Qualifiers
   None.
 

2  Description

   On VAX systems, the implementation of security auditing within
   SYSGEN has altered the reporting of modifications to the system
   parameter file VAXVMSSYS.PAR. System managers can receive
   notification of a change to the file by setting up an access
   control list (ACL) on the file to signal such an event, as in the
   following example:

   $ SET SECURITY/ACL=(ALARM=SECURITY,ACCESS=WRITE+FAILURE+SUCCESS)-
   _$ SYS$SYSTEM:VAXVMSSYS.PAR

   For more information about setting ACLs, refer to the OpenVMS
   User's Manual and the VSI OpenVMS Guide to System Security.

   On Alpha and Interity servers, both the WRITE ACTIVE and WRITE CURRENT
   commands send a message to OPCOM and log the event.

                                  NOTE

      Prior to Version 7.3-2, enabling SYSGEN audits or alarms
      did not provide audits or alarms with information about
      the parameters being modified. Beginning in Version 7.3-2,
      audits or alarms provide a list of the changed parameters
      along with their old and new values.
 

2  Examples

   1.SYSGEN> WRITE SYS$SYSTEM:SPECIAL

     This command creates a new parameter specification file,
     SYS$SYSTEM:SPECIAL.PAR.

   2.SYSGEN> WRITE CURRENT

     On Alpha systems, this command modifies the current system
     parameter file on disk, ALPHAVMSSYS.PAR.

     On Integrity servers, this command modifies the current system
     parameter file on disk, IA64VMSSYS.PAR.

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