o To use the RMU Server After_Journal Start command for a database, you must have RMU$OPEN privilege in the root file access control list (ACL) for the database or the OpenVMS WORLD privilege. o The ALS can be started only if the database is open and if after-image journaling is enabled. o The RMU Server After_Journal Start command can be issued while users are attached to the database. o If the ALS process stops abnormally, regardless of whether the current setting of the ALS is automatic or manual, the only way to restart it is to use the RMU Server After_Journal Start command. o To determine whether the ALS is running, use the RMU Show Users command. o Any errors encountered when you try to start the ALS are logged in the monitor log file. Use the RMU Show System command to find the location of the monitor log file.