Interesting. If I use that command to HOLD a user, the user is held and
the command ends. If I use it to reactivate a held user, it performs the
function and prompts with the message "VMXMAI0408R Enter manage
subfunction:" after which it posts a VM Read. A reply of "end" is
required to complete the command. At least I can queue the reply for the
activation.
It is just my opinion, but it seems as though someone deliberately went
out of their way to make the commands inconsistent and obscure. It would
have been far simpler to have HOLD and ACTIVATE commands instead of
making them subfunctions of the subfunction MANAGE of the command MAINT.
In this case, knowing where to look is key. ADDENTRY and DELENTRY are
commands while HOLD and ACTIVATE are inconsistently performing
second-order subfunctions of a command.
Regards,
Richard Schuh
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US)
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:19 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Secure ACTIVATE
Richard,.
We do not run VM:Secure here but my old notes say to put a user
on HOLD issue: VMSECURE MAINT MANAGE userid HOLD
You might check for an ACTIVATE or NOHOLD option.
Jim
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:12 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: VM:Secure ACTIVATE
Is there any line command in VM:Secure for activating a userid
that is being held, or is the MULTIPLE command the only way? Of the 4
functions of the MULTIPLE command (ACTIVATE, HOLD, NEWUSER and REMOVE),
ACTIVATE and HOLD do not appear to have line mode counterparts.
Regards,
Richard Schuh
