So it depends on the release of VM. Anyone running a release older than 5.3 
will have a problem. So much for backward compatibility.

Regards, 
Richard Schuh 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System 
> [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:48 PM
> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: Re: SFS and CP Question
> 
> On Wednesday, 11/11/2009 at 05:54 EST, "Schuh, Richard" 
> <rsc...@visa.com>
> wrote:
> > Might not work - FOR is a legitimate abbreviation of the CP  FOrward
> command.
> 
> Not any more it isn't.  When FOR was introduced, the minimum 
> abbreviation 
> for FORWARD had to change to 'FORW'.  (This is an example of why Good 
> Programmers don't use command abbreviations in their programs.)
> 
> If an ESM is present, you need not be the secuser or have 
> class C in order 
> to use FOR.  CP issues a RACROUTE call to the ESM, asking if 
> you have READ 
> authority to the LOGONBY.targetuser profile in the SURROGAT 
> class.   If 
> so, you can issue the FOR command.
> 
> Alan Altmark
> z/VM Development
> IBM Endicott
> 

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