Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:36:24 -0500, McKown, John wrote: > >Or perhaps what you have is a UNIX based program which does some function(s). >You want people to be able to use that, perhaps even via TSO OMVS. But you >don't want them to have general access to a UNIX shell. But if they could >control

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Seems a strange thing to be controlled by security. >Among other things. >I wonder why this is. Probably because it's better to have one repository rather many? - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! --

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 10:21 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: USS filename completion et al. > > Seems a strange t

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread Frank Swarbrick
The Chesapeake > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread zMan
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:11 AM, McKown, John wrote: > Your security administrator will need to set your OMVS segment PROGRAM to > /bin/bash (or whatever). Thanks. I was able to do it via ALU...so I'm happy! A good Friday to you all! (That's "good Friday", not "Good Friday" -- I do know what mo

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread McKown, John
2010 8:57 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: USS filename completion et al. > > Thanks -- fetched and un-paxed. What I don't know (because I've never > had to) is how to set my ID so it uses bash. > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Veilleux, Jon L >

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread Norbert Friemel
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:01:56 -0400, zMan wrote: >OK, figured out that running bash does it. How do I make this my default? > RACF: tsocmd ALU zMan OMVS(program(‘/usr/local/bin/bash’)) Chapter 8.3: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG245944.html Norbert Friemel --

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:57:01 -0400, zMan wrote: >Thanks -- fetched and un-paxed. What I don't know (because I've never >had to) is how to set my ID so it uses bash. > It's a RACF function to modify your OMVS segment. You can still feel like a stranger in a strange land. -- gil -

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread zMan
OK, figured out that running bash does it. How do I make this my default? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:57 AM, zMan wrote: > Thanks -- fetched and un-paxed. What I don't know (because I've never > had to) is how to set my ID so it uses bash. -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread zMan
Thanks -- fetched and un-paxed. What I don't know (because I've never had to) is how to set my ID so it uses bash. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Veilleux, Jon L wrote: > Try using the BASH shell from tools and toys. -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" -

Re: USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Try using the BASH shell from tools and toys. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 9:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: USS filename completion et al. When I started significant use of

USS filename completion et al.

2010-10-29 Thread zMan
When I started significant use of USS, the lack of what I think of as "normal" functions like to retrieve the last command and to complete a filename was irritating, but I was wandering around in a strange forest, and so I just gritted my teeth. But today, after lo these many years, it occurred t