Looking at the am_cmds file, it all now makes sense (but Workstation Alarm Management doesn't mention it, and further makes erroneous statements be disregarding its existence). Running the initial environment is commented out in this file, and all the $AM_LOCAL stuff probably overrides the inherited protection classes (even if I start the AM after the DM is up, it does not inherit anything). wp51_cmds may also have some influence, though whether things like "disable clralm" have any significance to a DM (as opposed to an AM) is open to debate. Guess I'll patch those files. Conditionally defining $DM_LOCAL and $AM_LOCAL to something besides "N" should do it. I don't relish editing something that will get wiped out in an upgrade, but I've found there are a few times on I/A where that is unavoidable. Thanks for the pointers (you and David). Corey Clingo BASF Corporation "Boulay, Russ" <russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 05/24/2007 03:27 PM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject Re: [foxboro] Best method for remote read-write DM/AM? Corey, /usr/fox/wp/data/wp51_cmds causes all non local DM's to come up with those = settings. You can edit that file if needed to remove all remote DM's from those restrictions. That file also prevents certain AM functions as well. If FoxView, the file is fv_cmds As to the Alarm Manager. If Alarm Manager is already up and running, then subsequent environment changes need the pref AM stuff in the environment file. If Alarm Manager is called up after an environment is already displayed, then the AM inherits the DM protections. So, protect all unprotect 0,100 dmcmd run /usr/local/pref -$AMNAME " protect all " dmcmd run /usr/local/pref -$AMNAME " unprotect value 0,100" _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave