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Add USERID/JOBNAME to USS BPXO058I + BPXF274I msgs

This request is to add userid/jobname to the USS mount failure message (BPXF274I) and the output of D OMVS,MF (BPXO058I). Mount failure message in SYSLOG: BPXF274I FILE SYSTEM OMVS.ZFS.SOMEFS 031 FAILED TO MOUNT. RETURN CODE = 00000079, REASON COD...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Update zlsof -d command

Update the zlsof -d command to identify the blocksize in its output so the size of the locked or delete file can be accurately determined. Today, the zlsof -d displays the following:CommandPID UserFile System MountpointSizeInode/file The user cann...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Declaration of the symbolic link /usr/bin/env in the standard USS installation

Using node.js or npm requires access to the "env" program at the location /usr/bin.By default, when USS is installed, the "env" program is placed in /bin.A symbolic link /usr/bin/env must be created on /bin/env as specified in the installation pro...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

syntaxcheck

We would like to request extend syntaxcheck by including 'PARM(...)' checking also when syntaxcheck for bpxprm is executed.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

64-bit version of BPXWDYN for C

Please provide a 64-bit version of BPXWDYN
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Audit all superuser usage

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

Improve USS_PARMLIB Healthcheck to allow for async mounts

Healthcheck USS_PARMLIB flags an exception for filesystems that are mounted asynchronously. The error is 'Path not found. RC=00000070 RSN=05940350'. However, by the time the check runs again, the file system is mounted so the check is successful. ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Avoid manual link creation to /bin/env for Node.js

During the installation of Node.js a manual creation of the symlink "ln -s /bin/env /usr/bin/env" is advised.We try to avoid manual changes to the /usr directory provided by IBM.The link could be provided by IBM in the z/OS root filesystem or the ...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Allow the same file name (indirectly volser cataloged) to be mounted to different mountpoints in a shared fileysystem

The ability to mount the same name filesystem (indirectly cataloged) to different version mountpoints would simplify deployment for me.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 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('...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration