Lionel, What change are you asking about - the fact that the 2.3 system shows a link instead of the actual output or that the userID and groups are different?
If it is that one shows a link and the other shows actual files and directories, check your 2.2 system to find out whether /etc is a directory or if it is a link to $SYSNAME/etc. My 2.2 system shows the link: Prod1:VTAM:/home: # ls -la /etc lrwxrwxrwx 1 VTAM CSWADMIN 12 Sep 16 2016 /etc -> $SYSNAME/etc Prod1:VTAM:/home: # But if I resolve the $SYSNAME and display, I get the actual contents of /etc: Prod1:VTAM:/home: # ls -la /SYSTEM/etc total 370 drwxr-xr-x 14 VTAM CSWADMIN 8192 Apr 7 2017 . drwxr-xr-x 6 VTAM CSWADMIN 8192 Apr 25 2015 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 VTAM CSWADMIN 8192 Apr 25 2015 PFA drwxr-xr-x 2 VTAM CSWADMIN 8192 Apr 25 2015 Printsrv drwxr-xr-x 8 VTAM CSWADMIN 8192 Apr 25 2015 dfs -rw-r--r-- 1 VTAM CSWADMIN 2587 Apr 6 2017 init.options -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Dyck, Lionel B. (RavenTek) Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 8:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Change in ls -la behavior from 2.2 to 2.3 With z/OS 2.2 the command: ls -la /etc returns: total 1644 drwxr-xr-x 16 MVSTCP OMVSGRP 8192 Aug 10 2016 . drwxr-xr-x 17 MVSTCP OMVSGRP 8192 Oct 19 2017 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 MVSTCP OMVSGRP 24486 Mar 19 2009 CSDIBMEF drwxr-xr-x 2 MVSTCP OMVSGRP 256 Sep 25 2008 Printsrv -rwx------ 1 MVSTCP OMVSGRP 85 Jul 28 2016 auto.master drwxr-xr-x 2 MVSTCP OMVSGRP 256 Sep 25 2008 bpa But on z/OS 2.3 it returns this: lrwxrwxrwx 1 OMVSKERN IPGROUP 12 Oct 29 2014 /etc -> $SYSNAME/etc Why this change and did I just miss this in the upgrade documentation? Thanks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel B. Dyck (Contractor) <sdg>< Mainframe Systems Programmer - RavenTek Solution Partners Service Operations - Infrastructure Operations Office of Information and Technology, IT Operations and Services Office: 512-326-6173 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN 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 lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN