/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb SET, Description  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    The following table lists all the SET command options, including
    those generally reserved for use by system operators and
    managers.

    Option             Function

    ACCOUNTING         Controls the current accounting file.

    AUDIT              Provides the management interface to the
                       security auditing system.

    BROADCAST          Determines which messages will be broadcast to
                       SYS$OUTPUT.

    CACHE/RESET        Resets systemwide I/O caching statistics for
                       the extended file cache (XFC).

    CARD_READER        Defines the default ASCII translation mode for
                       a card reader.

    CLUSTER/EXPECTED_  Sets the total expected votes in the OpenVMS
    VOTES              Cluster to a value that you specify or, if no
                       value is specified, sets the total votes to a
                       value determined by the system.

    COMMAND            Adds commands that are defined in a command
                       description file to your process command set
                       or a command tables file.

    CONTROL            Enables or disables interrupts caused by
                       Ctrl/T or Ctrl/Y.

    CPU                Changes the user capabilities associated with
                       the specified CPUs.

    DAY                Overrides the default day type specified in
                       the user authorization file (UAF).

    DEFAULT            Establishes a device and directory as the
                       current default for file specifications.

    DEVICE             Defines device characteristics.

    DEVICE/SERVED      Lets you make a disk on a local node available
                       to all the nodes on an OpenVMS Cluster.

    DIRECTORY          Modifies the characteristics of one or more
                       directories.

    DISPLAY            Redirects the output of a DECwindows
                       application.

    ENTRY              Changes the current status or attributes of a
                       job not currently executing in a queue.

    FILE               Modifies the characteristics of one or more
                       files.

    HOST               Connects your terminal (through the current
                       host processor) to another processor, called
                       the remote processor.

    HOST/DTE           Connects your system to a remote system by way
                       of an outgoing terminal line.

    HOST/DUP           Connects your terminal to a storage controller
                       through the appropriate bus for that
                       controller.

    HOST/HSC           Connects your terminal to a remote HSC50
                       disk and tape controller through the computer
                       interconnect (CI) bus.

    HOST/LAT           Connects your terminal to a specified service
                       available in the local area network (LAN),
                       establishing one session for communication
                       between your terminal and that service.

    HOST/RLOGIN        Allows you to log in to a remote host over a
                       TCP/IP connection and start an interactive
                       terminal session by accessing the RLOGIN
                       application.

    HOST/TELNET        Connects you to a remote host over a TCP/IP
                       connection by invoking the TELNET application.

    HOST/TN3270        Connects you to a remote IBM host over a
                       TCP/IP connection, causing the local keyboard
                       to emulate an IBM 3279-class terminal keyboard
                       by invoking the TN3270 terminal emulator.

    KEY                Changes the current keypad state setting.

    LOGINS             Allows or disallows users to log in to the
                       system.

    MAGTAPE            Defines characteristics of a magnetic tape
                       device.

    MESSAGE            Overrides or supplements system messages.

    NETWORK            Registers the attributes of a network service.

    ON                 Controls whether the command interpreter
                       checks for an error condition following the
                       execution of commands in a command procedure.

    OUTPUT_RATE        Sets the rate at which output is written to a
                       batch job log file.

    PASSWORD           Lets users change their own passwords; lets
                       system managers change the system password.

    PREFIX             Allows you to set a prefix control string for
                       verified command lines.

    PRINTER            Defines printer characteristics.

    PROCESS            Defines execution characteristics of the
                       current process.

    PROMPT             Defines the DCL prompt.

    PROTECTION/DEFAULT Establishes the default protection to be
                       applied to all files subsequently created.

    QUEUE              Changes the current status or attributes of
                       the specified queue.

    RESTART_VALUE      Establishes a test value for restarting
                       portions of batch jobs.

    RIGHTS_LIST        Lets users modify the process rights list;
                       lets privileged users modify the system rights
                       list.

    RMS_DEFAULT        Provides default multiblock and multibuffer
                       count values to be used by RMS for file
                       operations.

    SECURITY           Modifies the security profile of an object.

    SERVER             Controls starting, stopping, and restarting
                       of the security server. The security server
                       maintains information stored in the system
                       intrusion and proxy databases.

    SYMBOL             Controls access to local and global symbols in
                       command procedures.

    TERMINAL           Defines terminal characteristics.

    TIME               Resets the system clock to the specified
                       value.

    VERIFY             Controls whether the command interpreter
                       displays lines in command procedures as it
                       executes them.

    VOLUME             Modifies the characteristics of one or more
                       Files-11 volumes.

    WORKING_SET        Changes the current working set limit or
                       quota.