It's a full filesystem so /etc wouldn't be appropriate and that would add an extra 'qualifier' on the path for the users. Instead of entering /dsfs/txt/hlq/file it would have to be /etc/dsfs/txt/hlq/file.
Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 1:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: z/OS DSFS IBM Idea - please consider voting On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:31:22 -0500, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: >The mount point for dsfs must be /dsfs in the root and if the root filesystem >is replaced there isn't much the site can do but be aware of it in the new >filesystem. > I paid too much attention to "won't be lost" and too little to "please deliver ". Regardless, IBM service shouldn't obliterate site-peculiar additions to '/', especially when one is required by an IBM product. That should be APAR-able, not merely an Idea. Or, the required mount point shoulc be changed to /etc/dsfs. >-----Original Message----- >From: Of Paul Gilmartin >Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 1:18 PM >> > With the default SMP/E root filesystem please deliver it with a /dsfs > mount point so that it is there and won't be lost with maintenance. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
