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VMS Help Sys Parameters, TIMEPROMPTWAIT *Conan The Librarian |
TIMEPROMPTWAIT defines the number of seconds that you want a
processor to wait for the time and date to be entered when a
system boot occurs, if the processor's time-of-year clock does
not contain a valid time. (The time unit of micro-fortnights
is approximated as seconds in the implementation.) If the
time specified by TIMEPROMPTWAIT elapses, the system continues
the boot operation, and the date and time are set to the last
recorded time that the system booted.
NOTE
HP recommends that you set the correct system time before
allowing the system to run, so that all functions using
time-stamping (such as the operator log, the error log,
accounting records, file creation dates, and file expiration
dates) contain correct time values.
Depending on the value specified for the TIMEPROMPTWAIT
parameter, the system acts in one of the following ways:
o If TIMEPROMPTWAIT is 0, no prompt or wait occurs; the system
boots immediately, using the time of the last boot as the
system time.
o If TIMEPROMPTWAIT is a positive number less than 32768, one
prompt is issued and the value dictates how many seconds you
can take to respond with a time. If you do not provide a time
before TIMEPROMPTWAIT elapses, the system boots, using the
time of the last boot as the system time.
o If TIMEPROMPTWAIT is a number in the range of 32768 through
65535, the prompt for the time is issued at intervals starting
with 2 and doubling until 256 seconds is reached. If no
response is received, the prompts restart, with the 2-second
interval. This prompting process repeats indefinitely, until
you specify a time.
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