>> Even with absolutely no access, I can (accident or design) still issue >> an exclusive on a dataset. >> As long as I don't open it, I can still specify DISP=OLD.
>I wonder if IBM would consider changing that? Of course, there could be a case >where a >program, via APF, could access a dataset which the RACF id of the job >would normally not >have access to. Unlikely. If one omits the disposition it defaults to NEW which requires an exclusive enqueue. I've seen a lot of systems hungup because of this. Bob Shannon Rocket Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
