Hello Kevin, We are required to have LOGON REQUIRED on all consoles, including SYSCONS. (HMC Operating System Messages).
This allows us to IPL and reply to messages until RACF starts up and locks up the console until you sign in.....but, tragically, there is no LOGON command available via SYSCONS (not 3270). Since we issue V CN(*),ACTIVATE to establish the SYSCONS, we are not able to issue the DEACTIVATE....since by this time we are not logged in. Maybe we could issue the DEACTIVATE via the process you are considering removing. Regards Bruce Hewson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

