On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:10:08 -0400, Sam Golob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Folks, > > If you are a user of the LOOK TSO command to browse active storage, >from CBT Tape File 264 (www.cbttape.org - see Updates page), you have to >be informed of the following development: > >Important note, for the LOOK command to work: >--------- ---- --- --- ---- ------- -- ---- > Note from Sam Golob: The LOOK program needs > a PARMLIB setting in the active DIAGxx member: > **** > >>>>>>>> VSM ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(YES) <<<<<<<< > > This was the default until z/OS 1.8, but in > z/OS 1.9, VSM ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(NO) is the > default. It now has to be specifically set to > VSM ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(YES), or LOOK will abend > with a SB0A, reason code 5C. >------------------------------------------------- > > This is one of the "gotchas" that get you when you go to a new z/OS >release. Better to be informed, than not informed. The solution was >discovered, when I looked up the SB0A, reason code 5C abend in the z/OS >1.9 System Codes book. Since a lot of people use the LOOK command (or >at least they SHOULD), I figured I'd spread the word around. > > All the best of everything to y'all........ > >Sam > IMO, this should be APAR-able or there should be a documented work around. Did you open up a PMR with IBM or search IBMLINK? Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
