From: Bruce Black [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually, it sounds like a problem which should be reported to IBM. It
is either a code error or a doc update.
I did open a PMR, and they told me that the inconsistent VTOCIX name was the
cause of the problem.
Later, when I post my considerations to the
Phil Payne wrote:
[...]
One other little inconsistency. If you open it and click on File, Document
Properties the
author is given as christianr. Who works for PSI, not T3. T3 usually uses
QuarkExpress to
produce its PDFs, but this PDF was produced with Acrobat Distiller. Which is
what PSI
Hello,
We have found a very useful tool at
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wlm/tools/wlmque.html
Info: is a small ISPF based tool that may assist you in displaying the
appl. env. that are currently being used on your z/OS system.
This can be helpful for using Websphere
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL
[ snip ]
The senior DBA is highly skilled.
I have no reason to distrust his statements.
Maybe I should dig a little?
Question everything. Especially if it sounds illogical.
-jc-
On 2/15/2007 7:59 PM, Don Leahy wrote:
It is pretty obvious that weak passwords greatly increase the likelihood
that a brute force attack will work.
However, since most (all?) systems revoke userids after a very small
number of unsuccessful password attempts, the issue of strong vs weak
On a sidenote to your problem, i suggest you (as IBM explicitely does in
RACF documentation) to stop using IBMUSER. You should have IBMUSER
revoked.
The reason is that it is a well known user, that MUST exist in every
RACF database, and thus an excellent candidate for hacking attempts.
In my
In
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on 02/13/2007
at 12:58 PM, Ward, Mike S [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Hello all, I have a small problem and I hoping to get some opinions
on how to handle it. We had some datasets that were renamed, some of
these were loadlib and some proclibs. These were development libs so
In [EMAIL PROTECTED],
on 02/14/2007
at 04:30 PM, Pommier, Rex R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
This is probably a case of not seeing the forest due to the trees,
but here goes.
1. SDSF has always had different views of SYSOUT depending on
the panel you used.
2. In JES2 a SYSOUT data set
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 02/14/2007
at 06:26 PM, David Speake [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Has anyone addressed/resolved this type of issue. Can a usefull
mapping make be made here or am I out of luck.
Why not copy the old profile and use PDS85 to change all references to
the old user id?
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In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on
02/14/2007
at 12:28 PM, Jacky Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I want to force all my TSO users to keep TSO Log dataset
There is none. You're probably thinking of the ISPF log.
AS of now all users are able to delete the datasets while logging
off from the system.
If
More on the PSI mainframe. I just love Vulture Central! It even has a
quote from Phil Payne!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/16/psi_ibm_hp/
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Thanks Juan. There are only 2 people that use this machine and I'm one of
them. Security isn't really a concern in this
instance. It's a long story and this is not the place to go into it.
Regards,
Fred Hoffman
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In this case, you are probably dealing with a record length type of error.
I've seen this in the past, where a PDS has a record length of 133, and the
output was probably trying to use 121 for its length.
Most likely someone in SUPERC development closed(?) a hole in code. In my
opinion, B. A.
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:37:33 +, Dave Salt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If my ISPF sysprog set all the defaults exactly the way I wanted them, it
would be great. Everyone else might not agree, but I certainly wouldn't have
any complaints!;-)
There is no reason you can't create your own
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:30:02 -, Phil Payne wrote:
BTW - The Register story is
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/16/psi_ibm_hp/
Interesting that they say HP would gain a direct link to IBM's
mainframe customer base. This could prove fruitful ...
As if it will make a big difference in
In a recent note, Matthew Stitt said:
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:41:37 -0600
In this case, you are probably dealing with a record length type of error.
I've seen this in the past, where a PDS has a record length of 133, and the
output was probably trying to use 121 for its length.
In a message dated 2/16/2007 12:39:16 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Interesting. Thanks for that, Eric. So the PSI machine is on the UAB
(Birmingham) site?
I'll dig around, all I know is where it isn't. Speaking for Eric???
From the Register article:
How could a combined PSI/HP lose with Liberty, Integrity, truth, justice and
the American Way on their side?
Heh.
Jon
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Hi, All,
I created an HFS with an allocation of 10 cylinders, to be mounted on
'/u' and contain only private user directory entries / mountpoints.
However, when I display the DSI from ISPF 3.4 using line command 'I', it
shows this:
Data Set Name . . . : OMVS.USER.DIRECT
Does anyone have a subroutine that can be called from another batch
program in order to find out from which load library (i.e. LPA, Linkist,
JOBLIB/STEPLIB) the calling program was loaded from.
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:02:20 -0600
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:30:02 -, Phil Payne wrote:
BTW - The Register story is
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/16/psi_ibm_hp/
Interesting that they say HP would gain a direct link to IBM's
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:40:35 -0600, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, All,
I created an HFS with an allocation of 10 cylinders, to be mounted on
'/u' and contain only private user directory entries / mountpoints.
However, when I display the DSI from ISPF 3.4 using line command 'I', it
Is there a single apar/document that describes the changes required for the
above for z/OS and all associated software.
Jim McAlpine
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:54:10 +, Jim McAlpine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a single apar/document that describes the changes required for the
above for z/OS and all associated software.
Start here:
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/support/dst_changes.html
Cutting it a
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU wrote on 02/16/2007
10:54:10 AM:
Is there a single apar/document that describes the changes required for
the
above for z/OS and all associated software.
Jim McAlpine
Jim,
http://www.ibm.com/support/alerts/us/en/daylightsavingstimealert.html
On 2/16/07, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:54:10 +, Jim McAlpine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Cutting it a little close though, eh? :-)
Mark
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Jim McAlpine
Forgot to say thanks Mark and John.
Jim McAlpine
On 2/16/07, Jim McAlpine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2/16/07, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:54:10 +, Jim McAlpine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Cutting it a little close though, eh? :-)
Mark
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Not me,
This is a complicated question that has been discussed here repeatedly.
Look in the archives.
John Gilmore
Ashland, MA 01721-1817
USA
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We are z/OS V1R4 and going to z/OS V1R7. Can the spool be shared between
the 2 systems?
We are upgrading this weekend and I usually unload the JES2 Queues and
reload the spool after the upgrade.
I thought I heard I did not need to do that. I could use the same
SPOOL's and switch back and forth
re-posting from VM-L.
and have a good weekend everyone.
ciao!
Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno
Compuware Ltd.
Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales
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Specifically, How tell name of originating load library? from August 14,
2005.
Charles
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Of john gilmore
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 8:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Finding where a
We send our ISPF LOG and LIST datasets to SYSOUT. You could send them to
some protected output class and archive them if necessary.
Jim McAlpine
On 2/14/07, Jacky Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I want to force all my TSO users to keep TSO Log dataset so that
activities
carried out by
snip---
Good points. Note, however, that there's a difference between requiring
mixed-case passwords and having overly strict password rules. A rule
requiring 8-character passwords, with at least one upper case alpha, one
lower case alpha, and
in addition to the archive, you may want to look at ispf's isrddn.
Oscar Flores [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On 16 Feb 2007 09:05:19 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Fochtman)
wrote:
That's true, Walt. But how do you prevent the user from burying his id,
or an anagram of it, in the password without using an exit? We found
that to be the most prevalent security-related issue when we had to
grant acces
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:56:07 -0600, Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are z/OS V1R4 and going to z/OS V1R7. Can the spool be shared between
the 2 systems?
We are upgrading this weekend and I usually unload the JES2 Queues and
reload the spool after the upgrade.
I thought I heard I did not
Check the CBT tape, www.cbttape.org. Several routines scattered around on
the tape that will do what you want. I use FINDMOD in both batch and as a
sub-routine.
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:26:31 -0500, Jack Kelly
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
in addition to the archive, you may want to look at ispf's
This mechanism has been supported for a long time. I've been sharing JES2
between different releases since OS/390 V1R1. Just follow the simple steps
to create a JES2 MAS, including basic sysplex if needed.
As Mark indicated, make sure all toleration maintenance is applied to all
the systems.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Howard Brazee
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:32 AM
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Subject: Re: Mixed Case Password on z/OS 1.7 and ACF 2 Version 8
SNIP
But just as security isn't my job -
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Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 12:48 PM
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snip
We are becoming unsecure by
From: Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is no reason you can't create your own defaults and use them (be
it the only assembled table or the new keyword table / ISPCCONF. I was
doing it for years when I consulted full time. You just need to make
sure your module is in ISPLLIB or in ISPLLIB
On 16 Feb 2007 11:01:44 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (McKown,
John) wrote:
One thing that can be done with the Konqueror web browser and KDE on
Linux is to use KDE Wallet. This is an encrypted file which contains
various userids and passwords. Konqueror (and other software) can
interface with the KDE
At 15 Feb 2007 22:14:36 GMT, concerning Ibmuser time out., Fred
Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (to ):
[snip] It's a tso file transfer of some rather large files. It appears
to be timing out. I'm not doing it, someone else is, but for a lot of
their problems, I'm the go to guy. [snip]
Thanks!
I got FINDMOD from the CBT tape and works fine as a command but I get a cc
12 when I execute it in batch.
Would you please send me a sample as to how you use it in batch.
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:05:30 +, Dave Salt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is no reason you can't create your own defaults and use them (be
it the only assembled table or the new keyword table / ISPCCONF. I was
doing it for years when I consulted full time.
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From: IBM Mainframe
This note is addressed primarily to product developers.
Is there anyone reading this list who sells a license key product for z/OS
ISV software? By license key product I mean a set of functions that could
be integrated into another software product to provide expiration dates,
machine serial
In the CONDEF parms in JES2, the DISPMAX= value limits the amount of a
JES2 display command's output. Short of changing that value, isn't there
a parm string to add to any JES2 command to override that?
Seems I recall it used to work that way, no?! Like a display command for
example:
Remember in the old days when issuing a JES2 command, if you had invalid
extra parms on the command string, JES2 would just ignore the invalid
stuff, truncate it and issue the part of the command that WAS correct?
Does it still work that way, or did IBM fix that added feature some time
ago?
I am not a developer - but please don't do it. Products with built-in
license checking are a real PITA for customers. If you insist on doing
this checking, make sure you have the ability to provide a universal
license code that bypasses CPUid checking; your best customers will
appreciate it.
Keepers of the LOG,
What if the ISPF user sets their primary and secondary LOG pages
both to zero, no log?
EdP
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:02:08 -0600, Mark H. Young
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In the CONDEF parms in JES2, the DISPMAX= value limits the amount of a
JES2 display command's output. Short of changing that value, isn't there
a parm string to add to any JES2 command to override that?
Seems I recall it
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:40:35 -0600, Chase, John wrote:
Hi, All,
I created an HFS with an allocation of 10 cylinders, to be mounted on
'/u' and contain only private user directory entries /
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:31:35 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you
wrote:
On 16 Feb 2007 09:05:19 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Fochtman)
wrote:
That's true, Walt. But how do you prevent the user from burying his id,
or an anagram of it, in the password without using an exit? We found
that to
I have a lot of experience as a mainframe software vendor. I totally
understand what you are saying.
The other side of the coin is that some customers abuse software vendors. At
my former company, we had several of what we called the trial from h---. A
prospect would run a trial forever, with
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:28:32 -0600, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I created an HFS with an allocation of 10 cylinders, to be mounted on
'/u' and contain only private user directory entries / mountpoints.
However, when I display the DSI from ISPF 3.4 using line command 'I',
it shows
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Behalf Of Charles Mills
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 2:40 PM
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SNIP
...The poor salesman would not know what to do, and the free
trial
On 16 Feb 2007 11:46:48 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:05:30 +, Dave Salt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is no reason you can't create your own defaults and use them (be
it the only assembled table or the new keyword
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I am not a developer - but please don't do it.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thompson, Steve) writes:
You mean, should your computer (laptop) be stolen, one could then boot
using a LIVE Linux CD, and crack the wallet contents... Come to think of
it, with a LIVE Linux CD, one can crack NTFS files used by Windows
This is why in our pursuit of
Of course
now I'm perhaps spreading information to people that shouldn't really
be changing this stuff. I hope no one from our general user population
reads IBM-MAIN. :-)
Now you've done it!
I am a mere application programmer and, thanks to you, I've started to
tinker with ISPCCONF!
Bwa
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 11:03 -0500, Ed Finnell wrote:
I'll dig around, all I know is where it isn't. Speaking for Eric???
So Ed, now that you mention it, how is Eric these days ??? :0)
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Hi everyone. I recently suffered a console flood caused by the RACFDS running
out of space.
This is an ADCD z/OS 1.5 system. The out of space condition appears to have
occurred due to an oddity in how DB2 archive logs were RACF protected. Each
dataset Db2 created caused RACF to create a
In a message dated 2/16/2007 3:38:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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So Ed, now that you mention it, how is Eric these days ??? :0)
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The operators of POLITEC(CEF) reply the command to clear a msg of display as
a below:
K C,A,1-99
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On my sandbox, I'd
K S,DEL=R,RTME=1/4
Bob
Ed Long wrote:
Hi everyone. I recently suffered a console flood caused by the RACFDS running
out of space.
This is an ADCD z/OS 1.5 system. The out of space condition appears to have
occurred due to an oddity in how DB2 archive logs were RACF
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:40:12 -0800, Charles Mills [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a lot of experience as a mainframe software vendor. I totally
understand what you are saying.
The other side of the coin is that some customers abuse software vendors. At
my former company, we had several of what
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 13:54 -0800, Ed Long wrote:
Is this correct that only K E,1 should work? Is there a better
procedure than this for dealing with the flood, short of punching out
and reipling?
K A,NONE
Followed by,
K S,DEL=R
Note that *ALL* highlighted will now scroll.
The ACDC set-up
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Hi everyone. I recently suffered a console flood caused by
the RACFDS running out
With this command below all msgs of console display will be deleted included
a action msg, is not good because many actions of msgs are lost.
K S,DEL=R,RTME=1/4
On 2/16/07, Bob Rutledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On my sandbox, I'd
K S,DEL=R,RTME=1/4
Bob
Ed Long wrote:
Hi everyone. I
I goofed the value, JES2 truncated the bad part, and proceeded to purge ALL
output
In 1981, $PQ was a valid (and dangerous) JES2 command.
I know: I issued it once (truncation problem).
Now, $PQ is invalid.
You have to have an argument.
To do what I did in 1981, you now have to issue $PQ,ALL (or
I've been here before, but can't find my notes or
the right reference in the archives.
When I run a simple, small Java app, I get this
message:
JVMDBG001: malloc failed to allocate 7553024 bytes, ...
Then the app runs. But I'm sure for a more complex app this
will be a problem. And besides, I
What if the ISPF user sets their primary and secondary LOG pages both to zero,
no log?
IT is sometimes just the task of finding the correct wrench to drive in the
proper nail.
Using the ISPF log as a security tool is such a task.
RACF can authenticate.
SMF can journal.
-
Too busy driving
Now I tried a simple compile. And the messages are
heavier (not surprising):
JVMDBG001: malloc failed to allocate 7553024 bytes, time: Fri Feb 16
14:21:29 2007
JVMDBG001: malloc failed to allocate 7553024 bytes, time: Fri Feb 16
14:21:48 2007
JVMDBG001: malloc failed to allocate 100016
IIRC, you should check the MAXASSIZE from BPXPRM00 or the ASSIZEMAX for the
user in question. Those should control the region values. Also, exit IEFUSI
shouldn't be altering region values for OMVS work,
Bill
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:35:04 -0700, Steve Comstock
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been
Uh-oh.
Now I'm in trouble.
Can't logon: address space creation failed.
On the console, this message:
AUXILIARY STORAGE SHORTAGE
Attempts to start our shutdown procedure are
aborted.
Any suggestions?
--
-Steve Comstock
Attempts to start our shutdown procedure are
aborted.
Any suggestions?
If you have spare PageDSNs it's time for a PAGEADD (PA) or two.
Otherwise, start cancelling non-critical until you get an AUX STG RELIEVED
message.
Then create and add page DSNs.
Update IEASYSxx to point to the new ones,
Steve Comstock wrote:
Uh-oh.
Now I'm in trouble.
Can't logon: address space creation failed.
On the console, this message:
AUXILIARY STORAGE SHORTAGE
Attempts to start our shutdown procedure are
aborted.
Any suggestions?
repyling to my own post. Got it. We're shutting
down OK now.
In a recent note, Mark H. Young said:
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:05:49 -0600
Remember in the old days when issuing a JES2 command, if you had invalid
extra parms on the command string, JES2 would just ignore the invalid
stuff, truncate it and issue the part of the command that WAS
Greetings,
I am working to finalize another level of DAF.
Changes so far since DAF 1.4.7 include:
Add keyword DEVADDR
Add keyword DEVTYPE
Add SMF Record Type 21 support
Add SMF Record Type 90 Subtype 01 support
1. It's a sandbox system.
2. Nobody watches its console.
3. Messages aren't lost as long as SDSF is among the living.
4. If it gets to the point that it annoys me, I'll take 10 minutes and hack out
an MPF exit to deal with it.
Bob
Jorge Arueira Campos wrote:
With this command below all
On Feb 16, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Charles Mills wrote:
I have a lot of experience as a mainframe software vendor. I totally
understand what you are saying.
The other side of the coin is that some customers abuse software
vendors. At
my former company, we had several of what we called the trial
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