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SET, ROOT
*Conan The Librarian
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Defines the POSIX root for the system.
Format
SET ROOT device-name:directory-spec
device-name:directory-spec
Defines the root pathname.
In POSIX pathname processing mode, RMS and the C Run-Time Library
treat the leading slash (/) of a pathname as referring to the
defined root. By default, the root is SYS$SYSDEVICE:[PSX$ROOT].
The root definition does not persist across a reboot. The SET
ROOT commands requires SYSNAM privilege and has the following
qualifier:
3.1 - /LOG
/LOG (default)
/NOLOG
Controls whether the SET ROOT command displays a success
indication after the root definition is set.
$ SHOW ROOT
DISK$ALPHASYS:[000000]
$ SET ROOT DISK$ALPHASYS:[PSX$ROOT]
%SET-I_SXROOSET, system POSIX root set to DISK$ALPHASYS:[PSX$ROOT]
$ SHOW ROOT
DISK$ALPHASYS:[PSX$ROOT]
$
The SHOW ROOT command in this example displays the current root
path. The SET ROOT command changes these defaults, and the next
SHOW ROOT command displays the new default root.