SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Mark Pace
I admit that I've always stayed away from SFS. But recently I've decided to use it to share files between VM systems. Here is something I don't understand. I access a SFS, it shows as R/O, yet I can edit and save a file, but then can't erase it?! What am I missing that allows me to edit a file

Re: SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
Are you the administrator for the file pool? Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:10 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SFS

Re: SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Mark Pace pacemainl...@gmail.com wrote: What am I missing that allows me to edit a file on a R/O accessed SFS? 'SET RORESPECT ON' It protects against accidentally editing a file when you access it R/O (and it is kind of strange that the default is R/O for any

Re: SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Mark Pace
...@listserv.uark.edu] *On Behalf Of *Mark Pace *Sent:* Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:10 AM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* SFS - misunderstanding I admit that I've always stayed away from SFS. But recently I've decided to use it to share files between VM systems. Here is something I

Re: SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Kris Buelens
...@listserv.uark.edu] *On Behalf Of *Mark Pace *Sent:* Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:10 AM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* SFS - misunderstanding I admit that I've always stayed away from SFS. But recently I've decided to use it to share files between VM systems. Here is something I don't

Re: SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Edward M Martin
Subject: Re: SFS - misunderstanding That's something left over from the early SFS days in 1988: one wanted to make SFS as transparently as possible to old programs: old programs check a bit in CMS' disk table (ADT), and if that bit tells R/W they suppose they can write to it. Not always so

Re: SFS - misunderstanding

2010-10-05 Thread Tom Duerbusch
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Reply-To: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SFS - misunderstanding Yes, I am an administrator for the file pool. On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.comwrote: Are you the administrator