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z/OS Unix file updates need pathname in SMF type 80 under ISPF

For monitoring WRITE access to USS objects the resulting SMF type 80 records do not provide pathname when using ISPF 3.17 to edit objects. Under these conditions the file descriptors are shown. Please consider update to ISPF and ISHELL to use FOPE...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

Untamperable last-login date display at USS logon

1. Decentral Unix application are able to display last login date and time to users. These data are stored in a binary database that regular users or their impersonators cannot tamper with. Typically the /var/log/wtmp file. 2. Based on IT Risk aud...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

USS suppresses display of ICH408I RACF message in JESLOG of CICS Transaction Gateway

As per USS L2 in 78026,7TD,000: When BPXMRPWD goes through GetManagedAcee, it turns on an initacee attribute to request message suppression: IntA_Msg_Supp On Suppress messages produced while creating security context This is working as designed fr...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

BPXWUNIX to function with binary input streams

Encoding the same input data EFBE8AEFBE9FEFBE9D0A - we get two different results: 776K776f776dCg = (good case) or 776K776f776dChU = (bad case)
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

PALL1212-1556 OMVS Initialization Errors Go Unnoticed

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: cba2m@allstate.comSubmitters Company: Allstate PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PALL1212-1556 OMVS Initialization Errors Go UnnoticedHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Recogn...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

Avoid abend0C4 in BPXPRFVE touching volatile control blocks.

RTM1 software logrec entries should be suppessed by FRR recovery routine for 0C4 when addessing volatile control blocks.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

Add JCTJOBID and Sysplex to SMF type 92

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112435User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11035Title: Add JCTJOBID and Sysplex to SMF type 92 (zFS UNIX activity)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : M...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Add accounting information to SMF type 9

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112438User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11038Title: Add accounting information to SMF type 92 (z/OS UNIX)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Suppress BPXP011I THREAD messages appear

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0505083513User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0505083513Title: Suppress BPXP011I THREAD messages appearing in the JOBLOG and SYSLOG when the TSM server terminates.Submitted By: Erik De Greef/Belgium/IBMOrigina...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Not under consideration

Process CPU time can be overstated by th

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR090712318User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSO99001Title: Process CPU time can be overstated by the BPX1GPS APISubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPR...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration