On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Rich Greenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > On: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 03:22:49PM -0700,Wandschneider, Scott Wrote: > > } Please keep the list posted with any updates to this subject. I, for > } one, am *very* interested in your PMR. As I recall this has been a > } nagging problem since the VM/370 days. As I update our VM systems I am > } taking the FORCE command away by changing its privilege class, but in > } the process have upset operations and others as their procedures > } actually call for forcing users off, instead of logging on, then logging > } them off. > > Scott et al, > Have the operators do a: > > CP SEND CP target LOGOFF > > BEFORE doing a FORCE. Much safer.
Doubtful. Since DMK, a FORCE has consisted of "Set the logoff bit and stack a CPEBK to go to the dispatcher". So no real difference. Now, in DMK-time...
