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The $ CMS HELP command provokes the following access violation on OpenVMS Version E9.2-1 (the field test version of April 2022):

$ cms help
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=14, virtual address=0000000089008A50, PC=00000000801954E9, PS=0000001B

Improperly handled condition, image exit forced.
Signal arguments: Number = 0000000000000005
Name = 000000000000000C
0000000000000014
0000000089008A50
00000000801954E9
000000000000001B
Register dump:
RAX = 0000000000000600 RDI = 000000000003EC70 RSI = 000000007ACC9250
RDX = 000000007ACC9240 RCX = 000000007ACC9238 R8 = 0000000000000000
R9 = 000000000003EC80 RBX = 000000007ACC9248 RBP = 000000007ACC9280
R10 = 0000000089008A50 R11 = 0000000000000282 R12 = 000000007ACC9308
R13 = 0000000000000000 R14 = 0000000089008A50 R15 = 0000000026484603
RIP = 00000000801954E9 RSP = 000000007ACC9148 SS = 000000000000001B
$

Robert

Please upgrade to current versions of software. E9.2-1 is field test and not interesting at this point.

This is a known problem in CMS. It is already fixed in the development stream. Until a new kit is released, please use HELP CMS.