Re: extracting "*.pax.Z" without USS

2023-09-09 Thread Rob Schramm
Try 7zip or WinRAR. Default windows won't do it. Rob On Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 09:50 william giannelli wrote: > I downloaded the files to my laptop. but they didnt appear as "zipped" file > with the .Z > I tried renaming the file with a ".zip" extension but that made the file > unreadable. > > On

Re: TSS & Kerberos

2023-09-08 Thread Rob Schramm
I would first check with support about running it. I have had a number of extended implementations for TSS things that were only cursorily tested due to no interest in the user community. And while the process is educational, it is not always simple. Rob On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 10:39 AM

Re: Updating IEEMB846

2023-08-25 Thread Rob Schramm
>From a manual out on manualwiki.. An installation can use the IBM-supplied IEEMBS46 or create its own module in SYS1.LlNKLIB. The SMFTSOCM member of SYS1.SAMPLIB is provided so that the user can add or delete commands for the installation. The SMFTSOCM member contains the source code for the

Re: Certificate labels

2023-08-21 Thread Rob Schramm
Love the gsktrace. Very educational. Rob On Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 14:14 Phil Smith III wrote: > Thanks to an off-list suggestion from Charles that I run a gsktrace, I've > now proven to my (and his) satisfaction that it does the label lookup and > then.never actually uses it after that. So at

Re: IOF End of Support Direction.....

2023-04-21 Thread Rob Schramm
It just seemed to me that IOF wasn't keeping up with SDSF. I didn't know about the email thing. Sounds like a good enhancement. Rob On Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 20:43 Bob Bridges wrote: > By the way, just to respond to that one feature you like about IOF, you can > simulate that in SDSF by writing

Re: CyberSecurity Risk

2023-04-21 Thread Rob Schramm
Paul, I hate to say it... but hacking the brain via audio has been around a while. I don't know how many braille-based hacks are out there.. maybe it is incentive for us all to return to "punch cards" (get it.. braille .. kind of like a punch card) Rob On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 4:24 PM Rick

Re: zOSMF

2023-03-07 Thread Rob Schramm
there is some sample rexx that you can execute to perform the gethostbyname and some others. I remember them in sezainst but that may be incorrect. These are handy for debugging setup issues with websphere, db2 and any other IP basics. Rob On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 2:19 PM Steve Beaver wrote: >

Re: BMC IAM and DFHSM DATALOSS

2023-03-06 Thread Rob Schramm
Is CICS involved? Rob On Mon, Mar 6, 2023, 13:41 Joel C. Ewing wrote: > I see two possibilities: > > Either IAM is somehow managing to update the file in a way that doesn't > end up with the changed bit set for the file -- might possibly happen if > the file is never properly closed by the

Re: zOSMF

2023-03-06 Thread Rob Schramm
enior Systems Engineer, > z/OS Support: > ACIWorldwide - Telecommuter > H(412-766-2697) C(412-519-2592) > terri.shaf...@aciworldwide.com > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Rob Schramm > Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 4:27 PM > To:

Re: zOSMF

2023-03-06 Thread Rob Schramm
. I would point you to Ed's presentation on the workflow features that were incorporated to E/JES2 installation. I really think there's something here. Just my two cents. Rob Schramm On Mon, Mar 6, 2023, 12:06 Michael Babcock wrote: > I agree. We use a permanent maintenance LPAR wh

Saw this today

2023-03-01 Thread Rob Schramm
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Re: How long for an experiened z/OS sysprog to come up to speed on a new environment?

2023-02-19 Thread Rob Schramm
Okay on the subject of violating the code of security regarding external utilities their shop their rules. It is way better to fight that up front than to get found out bringing something in. Most shops I've worked on are fairly easy about utility stuff however there are always the hard cases

Re: How long for an experiened z/OS sysprog to come up to speed on a new environment?

2023-02-19 Thread Rob Schramm
I agree with Brian. It really depends on what you need done. But start with 1) where or how is syslog, stc output and jobs archived - this is nice 2) what are the smf jobs - also nice 3) hope for SDSF 4) hope for the correct access as a sysprog 5) hmc access 6) doc if it exists Most everything

Re: Are JNI required to be re-entrant and/or re-usable?

2023-02-15 Thread Rob Schramm
Ok.. so I am not sure I ever asked this question... What is the real difference between reentrant and refreshable .. as in an example? It is not clear what the distinction actually is. Rob On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 16:34 Attila Fogarasi wrote: > IBM documents this crisply at >

Re: Question on use of LPARNAME, SYSNAME and SMFID

2023-02-11 Thread Rob Schramm
oh.. on that I agree. I have always thought that it was silly to have a sysname that didn't match or in some cases is related to in any way the SMFID... but I see it alot. I would love a reason from someone that kept sysname <> smfid. Rob On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 2:44 PM Radoslaw Skorupka <

Re: Question on use of LPARNAME, SYSNAME and SMFID

2023-02-11 Thread Rob Schramm
Some of this used to be more helpful for the suplex data sets that were tied to the hardware like the coupling facility stuff. And it comes into play when you restoring on hardware that you want to switch to a different data set and have it automatically come up. Brain cell too may have been

Re: Goodbye and thanks for all the fish

2023-02-09 Thread Rob Schramm
My condolences as well. Bob was well known on the list and will be missed. Rob On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 08:25 Seymour J Metz wrote: > I never met him in person, but the news was still a shock. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > >

Re: SMPE recreate a target library... Possible?

2023-01-04 Thread Rob Schramm
Kurt, as always, many thanks. Rob On Wed, Jan 4, 2023, 08:30 Kurt J. Quackenbush wrote: > Yes, the GENERATE command will generate jobs to construct target libraries > from the content in the distribution libraries. However, APPLY REDO later > for more than a handful of PTFs might be dicey.

SMPE recreate a target library... Possible?

2023-01-03 Thread Rob Schramm
So I know all the information is in SMPE. I'm looking for if there's an easy way to do this.. The target library got smashed actually It's a ZFS file and none of the backups are available, but the distribution libraries are all intact.. I'm looking for an easy way to repopulate from the

Re: Top Secret - TSSINSTX

2022-12-05 Thread Rob Schramm
And you definitely have it turned on? Rob On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 16:33 Pierre Fichaud wrote: > For PRE and POSTINIT, I am looking at TXAIPASS and TXAIPHRA. > TXAIPHRA never has a value for a TSO logon it seems. > > Pierre. > >

Re: Storage protection keys

2022-11-28 Thread Rob Schramm
Cmg on the various codes https://www.google.com/url?sa=t=web=j=https://www.cmg.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/the-what-and-why-of-system-z-millicode.pdf=2ahUKEwiVgKrnkNL7AhUeQzABHV6nCAEQFnoECBMQAQ=AOvVaw1z9331tDaCUEnXojJZXGMG Rob Schramm On Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 11:30 Seymour J Metz wrote

Re: To share or not to share DASD

2022-11-28 Thread Rob Schramm
I vote with Brian. Rob On Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 16:34 Tom Marchant < 000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > PDSE sharing is only supported within a Sysplex. XCF signalling is > required to maintain > integrity. When you say that PDSEs can be fully shared, I think you are >

Re: CFRM

2022-09-07 Thread Rob Schramm
If you really want a cfrm. You could take some memory and define a cf with a fraction of a gp. Of course having some sysplex service (cf dependent) that you want to use would be advantageous. Otherwise it might be a waste of resources. Rob On Sat, Sep 3, 2022, 20:32 John Argall wrote: > Hi,

Re: DIR ftp sub command

2022-09-03 Thread Rob Schramm
Does it use the set Prefix? Rob On Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 04:29 Jake Anderson wrote: > Hello > > Cross posted > > I believe DIR Hello (DISK will store the command output in my > HLQ.FTP.DIROUTP. but is it possible to store in different HLQ ? > > Jake > >

Re: Question on z/OS TCPIP and AutoLog

2022-08-18 Thread Rob Schramm
Isn't it an obey to remove autolog stc? Rob On Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 07:55 Lionel B. Dyck wrote: > I have a started task that is started by TCPIP via its AUTOLOG which is > fine. > > The problem comes when we need to stop the STC, which we do using the P STC > command, and then TCPIP detects that

Re: Superuser (su) in batch

2022-08-11 Thread Rob Schramm
Coz toolkit is very easy to use for switching to superuser. Rob On Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 08:51 Boyer, William < 0442c7525a40-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > My userid on z/OS is not a superuser but I have RACF READ access to > BPX.SUPERUSER. Occasionally as a Systems Programmer, I

Re: Dump DS's

2022-07-27 Thread Rob Schramm
If you want anything more than RTFM, then please post the entire message. There is information in the message that should suggest the course of action to fix the issue. Rob On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:14 AM Steve Beaver wrote: > Let me preface this that I have never seen this problem: > > > > I

Re: z/OSMF again

2022-07-21 Thread Rob Schramm
Just generate the RACF commands and convert them. Or generate them and send them to Broadcom and have them convert them. Sometimes the cookbooks lag or they don't have the latest stuff. So unless they've updated the cookbooks lately, I wouldn't use the stuff in the cookbooks for your ZOSMF

Re: NIST Announced Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Standards

2022-07-12 Thread Rob Schramm
I am so glad that dilithium crystals are providing protection for the future. Long live Star Trek. Rob On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 01:08 Timothy Sipples wrote: > The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has > announced four algorithms as new NIST standards in quantum-safe >

Re: How do I issue a command with a blank in it?

2022-07-08 Thread Rob Schramm
Here is an example of a command with a space. F CICS,CEMT PER,SHUT Rob On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 3:28 PM Tony Harminc wrote: > On Fri, 8 Jul 2022 at 13:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > > > Time for an RCF; embedded blanks are bog common in, e.g., SEND. > > Though those on SEND must be within a

Re: File Transfer Alternatives - Different Platforms

2022-06-27 Thread Rob Schramm
Not sure this exists anymore but there used to be a channel attached some sort of conversion that used ficon. But I do know that recently as of at least a few operating systems ago IBM significantly improved FTP performance. Also there's some company that does a JDBC type driver that is

Re: SMPe REPORT by APPLY date

2022-06-18 Thread Rob Schramm
Smplog has all the info. Unless it was dummy'd out. Rob On Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 09:41 Bill Giannelli wrote: > Is it possible to get a SMPe report in order of the date the sysmods were > applied? > thanks > Bill > > -- > For

Re: Rexx generic compare

2022-06-15 Thread Rob Schramm
rid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > /* The difference between British and Americans is that Americans think a > hundred years is a long time, and the British think a hundred miles is a > long drive. -Unknown */ > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: SMS confusion on when system determined blocksize is used

2022-06-14 Thread Rob Schramm
Pretty sure the Using Data Sets should describe what is happening. I do not understand is the Non-sms data set that you say is unblocked. What does that even mean? If it is on disk and QSAM .. it is blocked. SDB should work regardless of SMS or non-sms as long as blksize=0 and the other caveats

Re: RIsks of sharing FICON adapters between LPARs on the same host

2022-06-14 Thread Rob Schramm
So.. I think an intro going back to ESCON and EMIF then forward to Ficon and all the more recent cool stuff. https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246266.pdf https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246497.pdf HTH, Rob On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Ken Bloom wrote: > The risk

Re: Rexx generic compare

2022-06-14 Thread Rob Schramm
"*" for TSS is definitely 0.1 - 8 "*" does not function like the RACF *. It crosses indexes. (unless there is a mod that changes the behavior) This is very concerning when you have short indexes and naming convention collisions. The reason for the .1 is that if you add "*" to the end of a

Re: SDSF - ISPF questions (wishes?)

2022-06-13 Thread Rob Schramm
Ok.. did anyone consider using FTP to separate the files? You can do the 1,2,3,4,etc for the sysout and then rename each one? Which could be done in a uss script (yes.. I said it.) HTH, Rob On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 3:56 PM Rob Scott wrote: > Forgot to point out that the SDSF Rexx documentation

Re: How do you Prove that you no longer need a working SKLM server or started task.

2022-06-11 Thread Rob Schramm
Yeah for as funny as that sounds about taking off of an entire unit I seem to remember a post some years ago with somebody rolling off a disc and mainframe out of an Australian data center maybe? Rob On Tue, May 10, 2022, 01:58 Timothy Sipples wrote: > Echoing some other comments, there’s

Re: dfsort -TASK I/O TABLE EXCEEDS TIOT LIMIT OF 0064K

2022-06-11 Thread Rob Schramm
I agree with one of the other posters that this is most likely due to the fact that you either have too many extents or too many eligible volumes for the data sets. On Sat, Jun 11, 2022, 14:36 Farley, Peter x23353 < 031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > The simple solution

Re: FTP Software for Mainframe to PC

2022-06-10 Thread Rob Schramm
This seems like a weirdly phrased question.. but this should do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_FTP_server_software_packages If the question is "does anyone have a list of FTP server software packages"? Because if they stick to the RFCs .. they should all work to communicate with

Re: SDSF & TSS (RACF)

2022-06-09 Thread Rob Schramm
I had a couple of thoughts. 1) let them fail. Fix security rules as needed or plan it a bit better. I think the STIGs are more in line with this thinking. 2) TSSINSTX may be used to alter the behavior you are talking about. But I still think that #1 is the way to go. Rob On Tue, May 24, 2022

Re: Encrypted dataset - any eye catcher?

2022-06-09 Thread Rob Schramm
I just love IBM-Main!! Rob On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 11:04 AM Eric D Rossman wrote: > Howdy. I'm the author of the core functions used for dataset encryption, > in ICSF (CSNBKRR2), BCF (BCFXCRYP/BCFCRYPT), and SAF (the ICSF segment). > > Confirming: > AES-256 XTS mode > It uses protected key

Re: Souces for HyperPAV

2022-05-02 Thread Rob Schramm
Actually if it's something web accessible I was wondering if the way back machine had it?? Rob On Mon, May 2, 2022, 17:03 Attila Fogarasi wrote: > Is this sufficient? > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/linux-on-systems?topic=setup-hyperpav > > On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 9:27 PM Seymour J Metz wrote: >

LPA

2022-04-04 Thread Rob Schramm
pointed when systems have infrequent IPLs. Rob Schramm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: View ASCII Command inUSS

2022-04-03 Thread Rob Schramm
Use of a desktop editor + ftp, in this case, is simply expedient. Rob On Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 14:52 Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:54:40 -0400, Rob Schramm wrote: > > >Just ftp to desktop with an editor like Ultra

Re: Running z/OS Unix commands from an MVS sequential dataset

2022-04-03 Thread Rob Schramm
If you come across low values, binary, you may experience an issue that you weren't expecting. Rob On Sun, Apr 3, 2022, 17:36 Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 21:06:05 +, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: > > > >Using "sh -x" is not as

Re: View ASCII Command inUSS

2022-03-31 Thread Rob Schramm
Just ftp to desktop with an editor like Ultra edit. It is annoying that the 3.17 has weird limitations for file sizes. Rob On Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 13:15 Michael Babcock wrote: > I’m not sure I’ve tried with a large EBCDIC file. I’ll try. > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 12:03 PM Paul Gilmartin < >

Re: IDCAMS ALIAS vs a symbolic link?

2022-03-28 Thread Rob Schramm
eneral, catalog names, and that makes the analogy with > Unix paths a bit sketchy. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on

Re: Modifying a USS Root File System that is Read-Only

2022-03-26 Thread Rob Schramm
John has the easiest method down for sure. Here is the TSO UNMOUNT that will remount from read to readwrite. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.3.0?topic=commands-unmount-remove-file-system-from-file-hierarchy Rob On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 8:14 PM Matt Hogstrom wrote: > Gord, > > I think that

IDCAMS ALIAS vs a symbolic link?

2022-03-26 Thread Rob Schramm
to the data sets in usercat2. It just seems like the ALIAS system is quite limited when we consider that a symbolic link is a bit more flexible. DEF SYMLINK(NAME(SYSUC1.SOME.PRODUCT) REL(SYSUC2.SOME.NEW.PRODUCT) ) Let me know what you think. Rob Schramm

Re: More of LOG4J

2022-01-26 Thread Rob Schramm
In a different sort of way, it is a real tribute to the usability of Log4j. Seems like all popular software/hardware suffers from vulnerability eventually. And a reminder not to be too trusting of software. Rob On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 2:41 PM Gibney, Dave <

Re: Orphaned SYSDSN Enqueue

2021-11-12 Thread Rob Schramm
an MVS monitor). I have had this happen on another 2.2 system.. and we just waited for the next IPL to clean it up. It only affected a single TSO user and there was a fairly workaround. HTH, Rob Schramm On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 6:26 PM Roger Suhr wrote: > You may have an address space with that A

IEFUSO - smf common area

2021-11-12 Thread Rob Schramm
Hello all! I am wondering if we can use the smfucom to store a status of how many times we have increased the output limit. I suspect the answer is no, but I cannot find anything describing what it is used for. Thanks Rob Schramm

Re: Goodbye, Hello

2021-11-12 Thread Rob Schramm
Best wishes for the new job. Rob On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 9:16 AM Mark Jacobs < 0224d287a4b1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I guess. I'll be working remotely. > > Mark Jacobs > > Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. > > GPG Public Key - >

CBTTape - CBTMAP.txt

2021-11-11 Thread Rob Schramm
of what I am missing. Thanks, Rob Schramm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: SIGP Orders

2021-10-18 Thread Rob Schramm
e that won't reveal any z/OS secrets :) > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 1:05 PM Rob Schramm wrote: > > > That is an awesome answer... Brought a noncommittal smile to my face. > > > > Rob > > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 8:28 AM Peter Relson wrote: > >

Re: SIGP Orders

2021-10-17 Thread Rob Schramm
That is an awesome answer... Brought a noncommittal smile to my face. Rob On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 8:28 AM Peter Relson wrote: > > As a matter of interest, what typically happens on the SIGP'ed to > processor > > when a SIGP is issued? I assume some kind of routine runs. > > In the simple case,

Re: Concatinated datasets

2021-07-21 Thread Rob Schramm
Seems like Scott should tell us the Why. If you were just trying to validate the correct module.. maybe signature would do it? Rob On Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 1:42 PM Seymour J Metz wrote: > HEWLKED is the Linkage Editor; it creates load modules on SYSLMOD; I > don''t know of any way to make it

Re: z/OS versions

2021-07-21 Thread Rob Schramm
The biggest issue with running unsupported is the length of time that you're going to be unsupported. Unfortunately with the going off platform if they meet the date even within a couple years sure you could do that... Well as the other posters have said that there might be legal reasons or

Re: AT-TLS issues with FTP and SSH

2020-09-27 Thread Rob Schramm
True..but if you do it wrong you can lock out pretty much everything for TCP/IP...it's loads of fun!! It's why I always set it up to OBEY for TCP IP after the stack is up and running...just in case security does something weird. Rob Schramm On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 17:02 Kirk Wolf wrote

Re: report splitting

2020-08-29 Thread Rob Schramm
Put the output to a dataset and process with Sort and icetools. Rob On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 08:21 Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:14:47 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: > > > >Haha! Thanks Dave for pointing out (E)JES' API can be called from

Re: RACF CERT LABEL0000001

2020-08-15 Thread Rob Schramm
Use openssl and separate the certs. That way you can assign a label for each. Rob On Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 06:28 Lizette Koehler wrote: > If you were not aware there is a RACF List that might be helpful with this > question > > To join, if you have not done so, > > RACF

tcnvtcat - broken?

2020-08-11 Thread Rob Schramm
used RCNVTCAT with success .. and the old MCNVTCAT too.. I was really hoping that TCNVTCAT worked as "advertised". Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: AT-TLS ?

2020-06-29 Thread Rob Schramm
Redbooks are both helpful and not. There was an old presentation on it (share) that I found really helpful and insightful. Do you have zosmf setup? If not it is possible to use the samples to set it up. On Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 18:26 Lionel B Dyck wrote: > Anyone have any pointers for

Make Your Mainframe A Digital Business Resource

2020-06-29 Thread Rob Schramm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterburris/2020/06/28/make-your-mainframe-a-digital-business-resource/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Re: Cobol

2020-04-25 Thread Rob Schramm
So age-ist to comment on C's age. Lol I wonder when someone is going to write a javac that actually produces C code for the platform. Kind of like PL/asx ( I may have this acro wrong ) Write once and compile and run quicker anywhere. Rob Schramm On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 00:20 Wayne Bickerdike

Opinions/experience on sharing catalogs outside plex

2020-04-08 Thread Rob Schramm
? Ief238d? Thanks, Rob Schramm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: SQL query interface for catalogs?

2020-03-20 Thread Rob Schramm
Sounds good to me. It's no worse than a catalog search that returns everything. Rob Schramm On Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 13:10 Massimo Biancucci wrote: > John, > > it seems a nice idea anyway I tend to be cautious in interfacing catalog. > In my experience there's something that

Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company

2020-03-20 Thread Rob Schramm
My biggest problem with WFH is that the VPN guys just don't understand the correct protocol for the giant mainframe mouse. Rob Schramm On Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 15:46 Martin Packer wrote: > I can't help you with that but I can note I have a Logitech K780 keyboard > and a Logitech M720 Tri

Re: SFTP Get

2020-02-06 Thread Rob Schramm
I wrote a script for a client.. short.. that would source a file to set variables for sleep time number of tries file it was getting and data said it was going to eventually end up in. It worked pretty well. Rob Schramm On Thu, Feb 6, 2020, 13:22 Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-r

Re: Probably really dumb JES2 rdr question

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Schramm
That was it!! Thanks a bunch. Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 5:19 PM Seymour J Metz wrote: > I would assume that you're running z/OS on z/VM and that RDR1 is assigned > to a virtual card reader. If so, check the console log for the virtual > machi

Probably really dumb JES2 rdr question

2020-01-23 Thread Rob Schramm
processed instead of using INTRDR? It may be that this knowledge either never existed in my brain, or fell out along the way, Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Sign on Activity Top Secret

2019-12-11 Thread Rob Schramm
You need to turn on the option to capture inits/terms. Then the report will have it. https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/zos_tss/2018-12-20/finding/V-203 Rob Schramm On Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 18:30 Gibney, Dave wrote: > Haven't looked, but you mention SAS. If you have SAS and don't have

Compuware to aquire IDP

2019-12-11 Thread Rob Schramm
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/compuware-announces-intent-to-acquire-innovation-data-processing-assets-300971405.html Rob Schramm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Mainframe DEVOPS

2019-11-20 Thread Rob Schramm
from a purely TSS standpoint, Setup omvs sectrace for TSS. It will provide a lot of output. Combine with SECTRACE for mvs side of things. Or the regular omvs security report and audit everything. Also a lot of output but should show most things. The other thing would be to rachet up debugging

Re: Unix files

2019-11-11 Thread Rob Schramm
Honestly, doesn't this sound like log4(x) territory? Or syslogd type of stuff? Maybe i am missing something. Rob On Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 15:18 Pierre Fichaud wrote: > I had initially mentioned that more than 1 file could be generated by 1 > producer. There could also be more than 1 producer on

Re: RACROUTE REQUEST=STAT and ACF2

2019-10-28 Thread Rob Schramm
If you have an ACF2 system, you can turn on SAF tracing and have it formatted by SAF macro. Jobname/STC filtering available. Caution should be used when using the tracing. Rob Schramm On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 21:03 Jon Perryman wrote: > You can easily send a small assembler program that iss

Re: How define a cluster bigger than 4GB?

2019-10-17 Thread Rob Schramm
mmm.. mmm crow pie. *delicious*... *cough* Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 4:12 PM Dana Mitchell wrote: > But didn't the OP want a VSAM LDS? > > From the same book: > > Allocating a VSAM Data Set.Any VSAM data set that is SMS-managed and > e

Re: DR Sysplex Procedure

2019-10-17 Thread Rob Schramm
At one point, I had a setup that included a SITE system symbol in the CDSs for XCF and CFRM to auto-resolve such things Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 12:41 PM Elaine Beal wrote: > Yes, I would IPL with a different loadparm to point to COUPLExx with DR &g

Re: How define a cluster bigger than 4GB?

2019-10-17 Thread Rob Schramm
t, dynamic allocation (SVC 99), TSO/E ALLOCATE, or the access method services ALLOCATE command. The SMS data class can also provide the DSNTYPE value of LARGE, if the data set does not have another DSNTYPE specified or a DSORG value other than PS or PSU. Sitting back sipping coffee, Rob Schramm Seni

Re: How define a cluster bigger than 4GB?

2019-10-17 Thread Rob Schramm
the DSNTYPE=LARGE parameter on the DD statement, dynamic allocation (SVC 99), TSO/E ALLOCATE, or the access method services ALLOCATE command. The SMS data class can also provide the DSNTYPE value of LARGE, if the data set does not have another DSNTYPE specified or a DSORG value other than PS or PSU. Rob

Re: Submitting batch if you don't have TSO

2019-09-13 Thread Rob Schramm
right use.. might be the ticket. YMMV.. good luck with changing ingrained possible dangerous behaviors without a management buy-in. or as they say in "The Princess Bride" "Have fun storming the castle!" Rob Schramm ---

Re: APAR OA56180 / RUCSA

2019-09-11 Thread Rob Schramm
1 Meg reminds me of some assembler function that would move 1 mb of below.. above .. magically. Rob On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 17:48 Mark Zelden wrote: > On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:06:59 -0400, Steve Smith wrote: > > > > So, I'm not sure why > >IBM is going to all this trouble to ban it, then unban it

Netcat

2019-09-11 Thread Rob Schramm
Does anyone know if the netcat Intel vulnerability has been looked at for z chips or power? Rob Schramm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message

Re: Grrr SMP/E receive problem

2019-09-09 Thread Rob Schramm
The javadebugoptions revealed a fortinet certificate for a firewall. I am opening an issue with the internal firewall team to see what's up. Thanks all very much for the help. Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 4:03 PM Rob Schramm wrote: > I am going to t

Re: Grrr SMP/E receive problem

2019-09-09 Thread Rob Schramm
I am going to take this offline with Kurt. Will post an update to this weird problem. The javadebugoptions definitely helped me understand.. that if it is something I am doing wrong it is more subtle than not getting the CA chains right. Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant On Mon, Sep 9

Re: Grrr SMP/E receive problem

2019-09-06 Thread Rob Schramm
Kurt, Many many times. It is always the same. I have been trying setting up my own shopz cert after the prior cert expired. I just assumed it was my setup. I am thinking about running a gsksrvr trace because the message is so unhelpful. Rob Schramm On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 08:00 Kurt

Grrr SMP/E receive problem

2019-09-05 Thread Rob Schramm
d CertPath.; internal cause is: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: The certificate issued by EMAILADDRESS=sup GIM20501I RECEIVE PROCESSING IS COMPLETE. THE HIGHEST RETURN CODE WAS 12. I am open to any ideas on how to proceed. Thanks, R

Re: TSS Certificate Process

2019-07-28 Thread Rob Schramm
Mark, Have you looked at the tss cookbook yet? https://support.ca.com/cadocs/0/CA%2520Top%2520Secret%2520%2520Security%2520for%2520z%2520OS%2520r15-ENU/Bookshelf_Files/PDF/TSS_Cookbook_zOS_ENU.pdf On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 22:18 Rob Schramm wrote: > If they have support, it would proba

Re: TSS Certificate Process

2019-07-27 Thread Rob Schramm
If they have support, it would probably be better to use CA support. I have the commands some where and will post them a bit later. Rob Schramm On Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 19:16 Steely.Mark wrote: > I got this request from a customer: > > I need a keyring on the SYSX top secret database f

Re: IGD17272I but lots of space in storgrp

2019-07-10 Thread Rob Schramm
How about volumes in DISNEW or quiesed or not assigned to your system? Rob Schramm On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 3:04 PM Edward Finnell < 000248cce9f3-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Might want to look at fragmentation on target volumes. Even if it's > available the p

Re: Any way to set the PKM in "open code".

2019-06-09 Thread Rob Schramm
I suspect John's answer will be 1) because it's cool to try new things 2) because I want to limit the destruction if it goes wrong. Waiting for the real answer, Rob On Sun, Jun 9, 2019, 6:22 PM Binyamin Dissen wrote: > On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 08:57:38 -0500 John McKown < >

Re: OpenSSH / Ported Tools / Co:Z

2019-03-23 Thread Rob Schramm
times there is a collision.. a little clarification goes a long way. And the rest of the time, people are just being difficult...like we don't have enough stuff to actually worry about?!?! Rob Schramm On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 6:01 PM Schuffenhauer, Mark wrote: > Well as a message code... actua

Re: CTC question

2019-03-23 Thread Rob Schramm
I would stop now and look at IBMs recommend unit addressing scheme. Trust me what you are doing is going to make it harder to keep track of things. And even harder on those that come after you. Rob Schramm On Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 7:44 AM Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: > HI, > I have a computer (

Re: SMS QUESTION

2019-02-18 Thread Rob Schramm
in, I will hope that this jogs someone else's memory Rob Schramm On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 PM John McKown On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 10:57 AM esmie moo < > 012780d99c7b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > Yes the dsn was reallocated. I tried out Dynamic Volume Cou

Re: Dump Datasets

2019-02-08 Thread Rob Schramm
Look at DD DEL and DD ADD Rob Schramm On Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 3:48 PM Carmen Vitullo no real easy way because those dump datasets are always in use, DUMPSRV, > you may want to add some dynamic dump datasets to the mix > CD SET,SDUMP,MAXSPACE=1M > > DD ADD,SMS=()' > DD NAME=DU

Re: Dump Datasets

2019-02-08 Thread Rob Schramm
You are missing a comma. Should be CD SET,SDUMP,MAXSPACE=1000 VS CD SET,SDUMP MAXSPACE=1000 Rob Schramm   Original Message   From: rmcc...@mutualofenumclaw.com Sent: February 8, 2019 2:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply-to: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Dump Datasets

Re: FTP/Server backup for CEC critical data

2019-02-06 Thread Rob Schramm
I tried using zos for loading iocp via ftp.. it did not work and gives no error messages. Rob Schramm On Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 2:23 PM J Ellis < 020d5fbe36e0-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: > Thanks ! > > -- &g

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-03 Thread Rob Schramm
Can't you get ibm or 3rd party to sell you an hmc? Rob Schramm On Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 3:23 PM ITschak Mugzach We will support them all ;-) but we need an HMC. Only the IBMI and rs6000 > HMC are virtualized. The z one is still a physical one. > > On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 10:12 PM Seymo

Re: D U,,ALLOC GIVES MSGIEE106I *UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) MVS DISPLAY ALLOCATED UNITS COMMAND

2019-01-29 Thread Rob Schramm
What happens if you box a device offline? Can you bring it back online? Rob Schramm On Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 2:19 AM Mehrshad Manshadi < 0056e0e17177-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: > In response to a D U,,ALLOC command, msgIEE106I is issued > indicating a jobname of

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