The default for the VM operator is TERM MODE CP. Issue TERM MODE VM and you can issue CMS commands.
What's the use of this default nowadays? IMHO it only causes pain, doesn't every operator uses some CMS these days? 2009/9/18 Steve Harman <[email protected]> > Last weekend I upgraded a 1-lvl system to 5.4 (from 5.2). > > Today when I log on to the system, I can't do most cms commands: > > 14:36:32 Q DISK > 14:36:32 HCPCQV003E Invalid option - DISK > 14:36:46 ID > 14:36:46 HCPCMD001E Unknown CP command: ID > 14:36:52 X PROFILE EXEC A > 14:36:52 HCPCMD001E Unknown CP command: X > > I can however do CP commands: > > Ready; > 14:55:10 Q CPLEVEL > 14:55:10 z/VM Version 5 Release 4.0, service level 0901 (64-bit) > 14:55:10 Generated at 06/17/09 10:05:43 CDT > 14:55:10 IPL at 09/13/09 11:37:47 CDT > > This is not the case with all users, maint works just fine and most other > users are working fine. But my ID, other support type ID's, and the > VMRMAINT id all have this behavior. > > If I do > > i 190 or i cms, it comes back with no problems. Also, I've noticed that if > I do a command (like ID) at the read prompt, the command returns a display > as I would expect but when I do it again from the running/ready prompt, the > problem has resurfaced. > > I rebuilt the CMS NSS, but that didn't help. > > Any thoughts? Thanks for any ideas. > -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
