So it depends on the release of VM. Anyone running a release older than 5.3 will have a problem. So much for backward compatibility.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SFS and CP Question > > On Wednesday, 11/11/2009 at 05:54 EST, "Schuh, Richard" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Might not work - FOR is a legitimate abbreviation of the CP FOrward > command. > > Not any more it isn't. When FOR was introduced, the minimum > abbreviation > for FORWARD had to change to 'FORW'. (This is an example of why Good > Programmers don't use command abbreviations in their programs.) > > If an ESM is present, you need not be the secuser or have > class C in order > to use FOR. CP issues a RACROUTE call to the ESM, asking if > you have READ > authority to the LOGONBY.targetuser profile in the SURROGAT > class. If > so, you can issue the FOR command. > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott >
