From:	MERC::"uunet!CRVAX.SRI.COM!RELAY-INFO-VAX" 29-JUN-1992 19:09:15.84
To:	INFO-VAX@SRI.COM
CC:	
Subj:	Re: When do we need VERIFY$01_055?

Alistair Grant, alistair@mits.com.au, writes:

>> In article <MATS.92Jun26183819@styx.efd.lth.se>, mats@efd.lth.se (Mats
> Akerberg) writes...
>>>
>>>Is it safe doing ANALYZE/DISK on a raw VMS 5.5 system?
>>>Don't you need the patch VERIFY$01_055 before atemting that operation?
>>>
>>>                         /Mats
>>>--
>> ANALYZE/DISK without the /REPAIR qualifier is safe to use without any patches.
>> The patch addresses a problem with problems when doing analyze/disk/repair.
>
>This is slightly worrying.  Exactly when do you need patch VERIFY$01_055?

The CSC patch is #1001.  The fixes to the VERIFY utility correct bugs that
may cause file corruption if you have lost headers, and fixes a problem with
incorrect handling of file headers for files with a FID that is a multiple of 
64K; the patch also addresses some issues in F11BXQP.EXE.

This patch is available via DSNlink.  If you don't have DSNlink, tell your 
boss how helpful it would have been in this case, and then contact your local 
DEC field office to obtain this patch.  

This patch only applies to VMS V5.5.

-Dan Wing, DWING@UH01.Colorado.EDU, WING_D@UCOLMCC.BITNET
 Systems Programmer, University Hospital, Denver