Being able to get the "VM READ" at logon (now mostly eliminated by everyone including in the directory "IPL CMS PARM AUTOCR") was especially handy when someone would walk up to your active logon ID (perhaps you went for a cup of coffee), edited your PROFILE EXEC, and included a line reading: 'CP LOGOFF'.
That usually happened right around April 1. ;-) It also, briefly, as long as people remembered, resulted in better security protocols; no unattended logged on terminals for a while. Until next year. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. "Jack Woehr" <[email protected]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> 02/06/2009 02:08 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: lOGON WITH OUT ipL'ing Bob Bates wrote: > Well depending on if you get the VM READ before the PROFILE runs, just enter AC ( NOPROF. If you don't get the read LOGON userid NOIPL, the IPL CMS, the AC ( NOPROF. > I'm having the opposite of a senior moment (or something). Here's something I never knew: Is that why the terminal "hangs" (my unixy interpretation for the past 15 years) after you IPL ... so you can enter special commands before your CMS guest actually loads? Is that VM READ part of CMS or CP or something in-between? -- Jack J. Woehr # I run for public office from time to time. It's like http://www.well.com/~jax # working out at the gym, you sweat a lot, don't get http://www.softwoehr.com # anywhere, and you fall asleep easily afterwards. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
