On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Peter Hunkeler <[email protected]> wrote: > >>If you understand how UNIX works, this is quite sensible. See how the > ISPF interface to USS works. > >> > >Or fails to work. If under OMVS the user issues > > > >su other > >oedit file > > > >... the ISPF editor is invoked not under the other user ID, but under the > ID > >that issued the OMVS command. >
> > > I seem to remember that this has been changed looong time ago. At least > for "su", i.e. switch to uid=0, the ISPF edit will run as uid=0. Again, > can't try myself since I don't have su authority. Also can't try to some > other userid, since I don't have access to any. > > > Would appreciate if someone with su authority would test as follows > a) logon to TSO > b) TSO OMVS > c) su > d) oedit anynewfile > e) enter some text and save and exit > f) ls -l anynewfile > I'd expect anynewfile to be owned by uid=0. > I did the above on z/OS 1.12. The resultant file did have root as the UID & GID. > > > I also vaguely remember that while in ISPF edit starting ISHELL would run > ISHELL under uid=0 > > -- > Peter Hunkeler > -- Computer Science is the only discipline in which we view adding a new wing to a building as being maintenance -- Jim Horning Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
