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CICS http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/cics-l.html Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mike Stramba > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Rexx/CICS format file pool - return code -4 > > Greetings all, > > System : ADCD - z/OS 01.10.00 running CICS Cicstslevel (030200) > > I'm trying to format the file pools for REXX/CICS > > I "sign on" to CICS (with "L CICS") > > I enter the REXX transaction, and the expected "Enter a REXX command or EXIT > to quit" message is posted, and interactively entered Rexx does work. > > Attempting to run "FILEPOOL FORMAT POOL1" results in return code -4. > > According to the docs I'm using, this return code is returned when the user is > not logged on to the region. (REXX for CICS—Part One Features and > Installation By Dennis Beck) (pdf's are onlne) > > I think the problem is the "L CICS" signon, which is not requesting any user > name / password. That in turn, I think is because only the default (none?) > security has been installed for CICS -VTAM logons. > > If that is the problem, then : > > 1) Is it possible to "Logon" to the CICS region (without security) so that > "FILEPOOL FORMAT POOL1" will be accepted ? > > I ran a simple command program, and the default userid is CICSUSER > > 2) Is there an alternate way to format the file pool, rather than using the > Rexx/CICS interactive FILEPOOL FORMAT .. command ? > > else > Does CICS/VTAM security need to be installed ? > > else > > other ??? solutoin ? > > thx > > Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
