Hi Sergio,
Take the warning to heart, but don't let it scare you. SYSPROF EXEC is indeed the right place to make that modification. FWIW, I normally modify SYSPROF with one single call to an external exec (VMCONFIG EXEC on my systems), that way I only have to manage a 1 line (+ comments) mod to SYSPROF EXEC, and can make changes that would otherwise go in SYSPROF EXEC much more easily. Locate the record in SYSPROF EXEC that has: 'SET COMDIR RELOAD' Immediately after that statement is a good place to put your mod. If you don't follow CMS Maintenance steps "strictly", I'll remind you that you need to make these changes on BOTH the MAINT 190 AND 490 disks, or the next time you do CMS maintenance the SYSPROF on MAINT 490 will overlay your 190, and of course you'll need to resave SYSPROF in the INSTSEG NSS. -Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Sergio Lima Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:13 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Risk from change the SYSPROF exec Hello List, I will try put the DIRMAINT product into Production running under Z/VM 5.4., tomorrow . So, We need put the command PW? for all users, and think put in the SYSPROF, because if put in the PROFILE EXEC, the user can remove this line from there. Looking at CMS PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION, found this information : Modifying the SYSPROF EXEC : You can also modify the SYSPROF EXEC to tailor your system to the requirements of your installation. Attention The System Profile completes initialization of the CMS environment so any modifications that you make must be carefully fitted into the existing code to ensure that you don't refer to any and do not make use of the communications directory until after the SET COMDIR commands. Violating this rule may have unintended consequences. For additional information on tailoring your system, see the z/VM: CMS User's Guide. The question is that We don't want have any risk to do this, and want know, if someone have another idea how do this, without do a change in the SYSPROF. Thanks very much, Sergio Lima Costa Sao Paulo - Brazil
