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Provide option for dubbed processes to inherit environment from init process

Please provide options - a global default in BPXPRMxx and user level option in user's OMVS segment for a "blind dubbed" process to inherit its environment from the "init" process (PID 1). Currently, an address space that is not started by USS Logo...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Mount point and directory hierarchy verification

Just like the SYNTAXCHECK checks the syntax of BPXPRMxx, I'd like to have the ability to compare whatever there is in the BPXPRMxx in terms of mount and mount points against the root file system. A feature that checks if the mount points exist in ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

could we have AOPBATCH part of the z/OS and not dependant of having InforPrint Server ?

AOPBATCH is better than BPXBATCH
over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

bpxwmigf working with ZFSs (VSAM) as name ends with .D (not .DATA)

Nós temos milhares de ZFSs para serem migrados/redefinidos porém este utilitário possui uma limitação no tratamento dos nomes dos ZFSs. Ele obrigatoriamente espera que os nomes terminem com '.DATA' porém nossos ZFSs possuem nomes próximos de 44 ca...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Creating links to independent mount points for CICS, DB2 and applications

The mount points /usr/lpp/db2, /usr/lpp/cics, /usr/lpp/cicsts and /usr/lpp/applicationxxxx should be linked in such a way that became independent from the $VERSION filesystem in case ZOS is in OMVS Sysplex mode. So, I suggest to create the followi...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Identify top users in BPXI039I message

The BPXI039I message identifies the resource shortage, but there is no easy way to identify the which user(s) are contributing to the shortage. In PMR#84352,L6Q,000 - the resource was MAXMMAPAREA -- our normal high water mark is ~4,000, but all of...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Request for enhancement to BPX1KIL/kill() to provide a specific return code for killing processes in zombie states

For the following scenario:- FOTS3214 cleanup_exit: kill(16777238): EDC5139I Operation not permitted.(errno2=0x0D100114) - Currently this is a unique timing window where the privsep child process is running without it's parent having a SIGCHLD han...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Request to have su capability added to BPXBATCH

Native BPXBATCH su capability is required to execute system component installation scripts and is often requested for other reasons as well. Please enhance BPXBATCH to include native su capability.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Audit all superuser usage

Provide the ability to audit ALL superuser usage.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Enhancement to SETOMVS SYNTAXCHECK

The PARMLIB(BPXPRM00) member is shared between two partitions (SQA1 and SQT1) of the same sysplex. It contains the following mount command among others: MOUNT FILESYSTEM('SYSB.PHAP850.UNIX.&SYSNAME..HTTPSRVR') TYPE(HFS) MODE(RDWR) MOUNTPOINT('...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

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