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Log Stream Archive Function Forces Output Record

What we are looking for is a solution to the following requirement from IFASMFDL (taken from the SMF Manual Chapter 3, Using the SMF Dump Programs): For an ARCHIVE request, you must write each record in the log stream up until the end date and tim...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

C fopen() fails with errno 41 for VSAM VRRDS files; EDC5041I An error was detected at the system level when opening a file.

We have products that use the VSAM VRRDS file type. We would like to use Java and the JZOS Toolkit to open and read these files while remaining zIIP eligable. The JZOS Toolkit uses the C fopen() to open VSAM files and this fails for the VRRDS file...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

The AF_UNIX socket /tmp/unix.str created by Policy Agent option.

Option on PAGENT config or startup parms to specify where AF_UNIX socket /tmp/unix.str is created by Policy Agent. Currently file name and directory is hardcoded internally within PAGENT object code provided by IBM.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Check ICHPWX01 Password Exist on ADDUSER Command

We'd like the same potential functionality as ALTUSER on ADDUSER where if a password is specified on the command it is checked by the password exit ICHPWX01, if present. This is currently documented as working as designed http://www.ibm.com/suppor...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

NCA FTP is broken

Prior to a recent update, we could use FTP within NCA to send our generated policies to other LPARs. Now FTP does not support application controlled FTP, breaking our AT-TLS rules and resulting in a failure of NCA FTP to connect. To continue using...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Please provide the FLDSTATS "number of records" specified in input parms on the output Flood Statistics report

The Flood Statistics report is produced based on a "number of records" you specify, which is used to calculate statistics based on this record number, i.e. the minimum, maximum, average interval times for which this number of records was written. ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

LE __heaprpt() that doesn't freeze all threads

We use the LE callable service __heaprpt() from C++ but it causes all threads to be frozen. Can we have a version that doesn't freeze threads (i.e from volatile fields in control blocks)? We don't mind if it's closely approximate.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

PDSE V2 health checks

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR100313351User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS13008Title: PDSE V2 health checksSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Elmer E Latorre/S...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

Separate Storage Management Privileges for STGADMIN.IGG.DEFDELUALIAS

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0708031150User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0708031150Title: Separate Storage Management Privileges (RUGR20020009)Submitted By: Mark Nelson/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: z/OS Security Server (RACF) Desig...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Planned for future release

RRSF & RACF LAST-ACCESS field

In our case we have 2 DB racf connected By RRSF.We have the same userids defined in both RACF database.Until some months ago if one userid loggin-on in one database without loggin in the second one, the Last-access field was updated. So the first ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

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