Re: "Ghost" users on z/VM 5.2

2007-09-13 Thread Alan Ackerman
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:56:21 -0400, Hooker, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >And Alan, I guess I'm glad to know we're not alone. I will look up >VM64184. >It is for z/VM 5.2? Both z/VM 5.2 and 5.3. APAR Identifier .. VM64184 Last Changed 07/08/30 HUNG USER AFTER VARY ON C

"Ghost" users on z/VM 5.2

2007-09-11 Thread Hooker, Don
Thanks for the replies. And thanks for the TRACK commands, Mike. I use TRACK all the time but mostly for viewing consoles. TRACK shows an active I/O to a VSWITCH connected to an OSAX. I am reluctant to do a HALT on that device as I do not know if it would impact other users of the VSWITCH. And

Re: "Ghost" users on z/VM 5.2

2007-09-10 Thread Alan Ackerman
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:38:05 -0400, Hooker, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w rote: >It's been *so* long since I've seen users stuck in "Logoff/Force >Pending" state for any length of time that I thought it had been fixed. >We have a z/VSE guest stuck in that state since Sunday. > >Anybody else seen this

Re: "Ghost" users on z/VM 5.2

2007-09-10 Thread Stephen Frazier
A "Logoff/Force Pending" state means that something unexpected happened. For years whenever a new cause was discovered IBM has added a test for that condition and does something about it. That is why they have gotten fewer and fewer. Apparently you found another unexpected condition. So call IBM

Re: "Ghost" users on z/VM 5.2

2007-09-10 Thread Mike Walter
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"Ghost" users on z/VM 5.2

2007-09-10 Thread Hooker, Don
It's been *so* long since I've seen users stuck in "Logoff/Force Pending" state for any length of time that I thought it had been fixed. We have a z/VSE guest stuck in that state since Sunday. Anybody else seen this on current levels of z/VM? Many years ago when it was a more frequent problem, I