If you want to see who has links to a real device, then Q SYSTEM rdev is all that is needed.
q system 1d04 DASD 1D04 ATTACHED SYSTEM 0003 VMU065 SOPRXDA 0191 R/W , SATUNTTA 0121 R/O , DHGRDM 0193 R/W If you need to then find the owner of the minidisk to which one of those users is linked, then Q MDISK will do it: q mdisk user dhgrdm 193 TargetID Tdev OwnerID Odev DHGRDM 0193 CMOTR 0A19 Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Hines, Bernard > (MSFC-IS70)[UNITeS] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:38 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: how to determine which vm holds link > > Old system programmer taught me to > > "link <userid> <devddd> <devadd> rr" > link dasdmgr a350 ab50 rr > > system responds > DASD AB50 LINKED R/O; R/W BY 3 USERS > > Then issue > > Q link <devadd> > q link ab50 > > > system responds > ZOSUSR19 A350 R/W, CLIMICA A00F R/W, CLMAFPRD 9004 R/W, > VMRMAINT AB50 R/O > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Hodge, Robert L > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 16:53 > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: how to determine which vm holds link > > Use "q sys e353" > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Phillip Gramly > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:50 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: how to determine which vm holds link > > simple question: > query a rdev and it shows one guest still has a link: > > q e353 > DASD E353 CP SYSTEM SYSD35 1 > > how do I determine which guest has that link? > > > Phillip Gramly > Systems Programmer > Communications Data Group > Champaign, Illinois >
