Stops looking. Also, the location of the parameters used is reported in the ftp client log.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: TCP/IP FTP client question > > Hello list, > > I have what I think is a simple question on FTP client and server > options/parameters and overriding them. > > First a caveat - I don't know if I'm blind or just can't see... > > I found several locations in the documentation (and in the archives on IBM- > main) that talk about the search order for both the FTP client and server. > Here is the 'chart' for both. I'm assuming that running the FTP client in a > batch job would follow the same search order as under TSO. > > The FTP server search order is: > 1. A data set specified by the //SYSFTPD DD statement 2. > ftpserve_job_name.FTP.DATA 3. /etc/ftp.data 4. SYS1.TCPPARMS(FTPDATA) > 5. hlq.FTP.DATA data set > > TSO shell > 1. -f > 2. SYSFTPD DD statement > 3. tso_prefix.FTP.DATA > 4. userid.FTP.DATA > 5. /etc/ftp.data > 6. SYS1.TCPPARMS(FTPDATA) data > 7. tcpip_hlq.FTP.DATA file > > So I have found the search order several places, but nowhere could I find how > it actually works. Does the search stop after it finds something to override > the defaults or does the search find any/all the listed places it can and use > the > 'highest ranking' for each parameter? In other words, for example, if a batch > FTP client job has a //SYSFTPD DD statement, does it just stop looking and use > what's there and doesn't even bother looking to see if there's a /etc/ftp.data > file? I'm thinking that is the way it works (in fact that's the only way that > makes sense to me) but just want verification that I'm right - and if not, let > me know how it actually works. > > TIA, > > Rex > > The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from > disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is > not > the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this > message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in > reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received > this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this > message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or > hard copy format. Thank you. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
