SP.C SP is used to manipulate the privilege bits for the executing process. SP is very felixible (probably overly so) but it provides a nice example of a simple parser for its commands, and examples of several system services in C. I wrote it years ago, so the style is a bit sloppy. If you are a privileged user on VMS, SP can make it very easy to prevent yourself from doing damage by helping you control those privileges you have set at any time. Nick de Smith Applied Telematics Group 7 Vale Avenue Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1DJ England +44 892 511000