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  Parameter
 

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 VAX systems, the system parameter file is
   SYS$SYSTEM:VAXVMSSYS.PAR.

   On Alpha systems, the system parameter file is
   SYS$SYSTEM:ALPHAVMSSYS.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 OpenVMS Guide to System Security.

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

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 VAX systems, this command modifies the current system
     parameter file on disk, VAXVMSSYS.PAR.

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

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