>I assume it has been this way forever, but I would have assumed and >expected an abend of some sort loading or executing B' rather than a >successful execution of B.
You need to re-think. This behavior is necessary in order for the system to function. Otherwise authorized system code could not LINK (for example) to other system code if a user has an unauthorized steplib in which he happens to have put a module of the same name. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
