Thanks Alan, After spending some time last night I found some processess, like you suggest below, which are run daily on our system to drag output from z/VM Rexx execs over to z/OS. Thanks again...
>>> Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/5/2008 9:34 AM >>> On Thursday, 12/04/2008 at 06:54 EST, Howard Rifkind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running exec X on cms user 'A' > > I exec X has to start exec Y running on cms user 'B' and after exec Y > terminates it has to return control to the exec on cms user 'A' > > I could use some suggestions as to the best way to do this. If you're on the same VM system, REXEC is the best way to do that, assuming that user 'B' is not already logged on. REXEC has all the function to autolog a user, run a command, watch the console for output, send the output back to user A (as output from the 'rexec' command, trappable by a Pipe), and then logoff the user B. Use LOGON BY support so that User A doesn't have to know User B's password, just his own. (You can't do it using rexec without authentication. Well, you can, but then anyone could run the program in User B, not just User A.) If you're not on the same system, life gets more difficult since rexec isn't appropriate for open network connections as it isn't encrypted. One might be tempted to rexec into a local Linux guest that uses ssh to reach the remote system and use rexec over there, piping the response all the way back to you. This all assumes you're not wanting to write a remote execution solution yourself. If you do, just remember that you will need some sort of authentication and authorization. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott _____________ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash.
