I am new to this group as well as (what we have come to call) zLinux running on z/VM. However, I was tasked with the POC (Proof of Concept) project given my strong Linux and Unix background. Our POC involves an installation of z/VM 4.3 and Suse Linux SLES - Timer 7.2. In working in this environment the first thing I notice are issues around z/VM and Linux in single user mode. These issues include the following:
-> vi is out -> paging (less / more) is out -> " == Escape character in regex statements v. \ -> # == NL in regex It seems all of these issues are tied to the simple issue of terminal emulation. Given my background with Unix I certainly understand that single user mode is a must for any Linux (Unix) installation. The reasons to be able to support your VM (guest install) from single user mode is too numerous to list as is the case with Unix installed anywhere. Has anyone else seen these problems and are their ways to fix them (the issues)? I have figured out how to get around them with some interesting perl commands, vi <file> << EOF statements, and sed commands. Now rather than be crafty I would like to actually be able to do my job the way I can on any other platform. Thanks! Eric Sammons (804)697-3925 FRIT - Infrastructure Engineering
