Administrator Tip: How to set up an autostart job

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October 13, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Administrator Tips Issue Sponsored By:   > CYBRA Knows Bar Code, RFID, and Plain Paper Forms IN THIS ISSUE:   >  How to set up an autostart job   >  Information on the autostart program   >  Using the startup program   >  Start and stop jobs without creating security holes   >  Monitoring your iSeries system   >  ITKnowledge Exchange: Get answers to your questions fast   >  Learning Guide: Simple steps to a secure iSeries How to set up an autostart job [Search400.com] by Ron Turull More than likely you have run into a situation where you wanted a program or command to run automatically when, say, the system IPL'd. The obvious solution in this instance is to put the necessary code into your start-up program. But what do you do when, for example, you want a program to run automatically only when a specific subsystem is started? The answer: Attach an autostart job entry to the subsystem. 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