TOPS-20 Commands Reference Manual

CONNECT

Connects your job to a directory.

Format

@CONNECT (TO DIRECTORY) dev:<directory>
PASSWORD:password

where:

dev:<directory>

is the directory to which you want to connect.

Default dev:	your connected structure
Default <directory>	the directory (on the specified structure) of the same name as your connected directory
Default (if no arguments are given)	your log-in directory on the public structure

password

is the password of the directory (not requested for your log-in directory or a directory to which you already have ownership or sufficient group rights).

Characteristics

Capabilities

Your capabilities (WHEEL, OPERATOR, SEMI-OPERATOR, CONFIDENTIAL) are associated with your log-in user name only. If you connect to a directory whose owner has Wheel capabilities, you do not gain these capabilities.

Hints

Obtaining Group Rights

You can obtain group rights equal to those of the owner of a directory by giving the ACCESS command instead of, or in addition to, CONNECT for that directory.

Restrictions

Features Not Affected

For some system features, CONNECT does not affect the directory used:

System Accounting

The SET ACCOUNT command allows arguments valid for your log-in user name only. Generally, charges for system use are made to your log-in user name.

Queue-class Commands

The Queue-class commands charge processing requests to your log-in user name only.

Related Commands

ACCESS	for obtaining group as well as ownership rights equal to those of the owner of a directory
MOUNT	for making a structure available for connecting and ensuring the continued availability of the structure

Examples

Connect to another user's directory.
```
@CONNECT <HOLLAND>
Password:___
```

Try to access a directory. Discovering that it is a files-only directory, connect to it instead.

@ACCESS <MANUALS>
?Directory is "files-only" and cannot be accessed
@CONNECT <MANUALS>
Password:___

Connect to another user's directory on a different file structure and then to your directory on that structure; then return to your log-in directory on PS:. Give INFORMATION JOB-STATUS commands as you go along to check which is your connected directory.

@INFORMATION JOB-STATUS
 Host AURORA
 Job 36, TTY207, User LATTA
 Account 341
@MOUNT STRUCTURE SNARK:
Structure SNARK: mounted
@CONNECT SNARK:<HOLLAND>
Password:___
@INFORMATION JOB-STATUS
 Host  AURORA
 Job 36, TTY207, User LATTA, SNARK:<HOLLAND>
 Account 341
@CONNECT <LATTA>
@INFORMATION JOB
 Host AURORA
 Job 36, TTY207, User LATTA, SNARK:<LATTA>
 Account 341
@CONNECT
@INFORMATION JOB-STATUS
 Host AURORA
 Job 36, TTY207, User LATTA
 Account 341
@DISMOUNT STRUCTURE SNARK:
Structure SNARK: dismounted

Connect to your directory on another structure and obtain your full rights to it. After giving an INFORMATION JOB-STATUS command to verify your connected directory, give a command that depends on these rights. Then return to your log-in directory on PS:.

@MOUNT STRUCTURE SNARK:
Structure SNARK: mounted
@ACCESS SNARK:
@CONNECT SNARK:
@INFORMATION JOB
 Host AURORA
 Job 36, TTY207, User LATTA, SNARK:<LATTA>
 Account 341
@INFORMATION DIRECTORY <LATTA.*>,
@@NAME-ONLY
@@
 Name SNARK:<LATTA.ALLEN>
 Name SNARK:<LATTA.BLAKE>
 Name SNARK:<LATTA.LAB-NOTES>
 Name SNARK:<LATTA.TESTS>
@END-ACCESS SNARK:<LATTA>
@CONNECT
@DISMOUNT STRUCTURE SNARK:
Structure SNARK: dismounted

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