Somehow the user you are using is a class A user and the first/only one on the system. As such VM has made your user the system operator and your console mode defaults to CP - all commands go straight to CP and not to the operating system within your virtual machine. You need to:
1. Logoff 2. Get the true operator logged on 3. Change the user's configuration to eliminate class A If you really want this situation you can enter TERM MODE VM and CP will pass the input to your virtual machine rather than intercepting them. Neale -----Original Message----- We are in the early stages of setting up z/VM for our Linux guests. I am trying to add a virtual switch controller while following Getting Started with Linux on zSeries on page 71. We are not licensed for dirmaint so I did not use the procedures on the preceding pages. However, I did create user VSWCTRL1 successfully. Anyway, I can logon to VSWCTRL1 and all seems fine. While doing step 4, I receive the following: LOGON VSWCTRL1 12:54:38 z/VM Version 5 Release 1.0, Service Level 0401 (64-bit), 12:54:38 built on IBM Virtualization Technology 12:54:38 There is no logmsg data 12:54:38 FILES: NO RDR, 0006 PRT, NO PUN 12:54:38 LOGON AT 12:54:38 EST SATURDAY 11/27/04 12:54:38 GRAF L0005 LOGON AS VSWCTRL1 USERS = 9 FROM 10.10.150.3 z/VM V5.1.0 2004-11-10 08:32 access 591 z DMSACP723I Z (591) R/O Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:55:03 12:55:26 COPY TCPROFILE EXEC Z PROFILE EXEC A 12:55:26 HCPCMD001E Unknown CP command: COPY 12:59:55 Q DISK 12:59:55 HCPCQV003E Invalid option â DISK 13:00:55 L * 13:00:55 HCPCMD001E Unknown CP command: L It seems I am allowed one command. Any subsequent command does not seem to be recognized. I am a z/VM newbie so be kind. Thanks to for any insight anyone can give. Peter
