Re: DMKLOG052E ERROR IN CP DIRECTORY

> Locate the operator VMBLOK, change the user id to MAINT in real storage (DCP & STCP are your friends there)

Is the reason for changing the real storage ID to MAINT,  just to get
access to the DIRECT command (that apparently OPERATOR doesn't have
access to ?)

i.e. does changing that STORAGE ID, change the logged in user machine ID ?




On 8/27/10, Ivan Warren <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 8/27/2010 10:05 PM, Mike Stramba wrote:
>>
>> DCP seems to only take a hex arg, how would you locate the operator VMBLOK
>> ?
>
> CP LOCATE <userid>
> Or.. for the adventurous
> Chase the VMCBLOK Q shaped VMBLOK CHAIN (SYSTEM is found in PSA's ASYSVM
> offset, The Next VMBLOK (VMQFPNT in the VMBLOK) is the CP operator (not
> necesserally the OPERATOR USER) and next VMQFPNT points to the next
> user.. Last in the chain points back to the CP OP VMBLOK (not SYSTEM
> VMBLOK - Hence Q shaped).
>
> NOTE : In VM/370 terms, The CP operator is the 1st Class A user to log
> on. After an IPL that's going to be the OPERATOR user, but it may change
> along the way. The CP operator also has specifics :
>
> - All CP messages are timestamped
> - Default TERM is TERM MODE CP instead of TERM MODE VM
>
>>
>>>> - "link *<mdisk>  <vcuu>  RR" (because you can link to your own minidisk
>>>> without needing a password) - where<mdisk>  is the minidisk holding the
>>>> CP directory and vcuu is any virtual address..
>>
>> Hmm, who owns the 231 disk ? ..   a  LINK  maint 231 231 rr read gives
>> : 231 not linked no read password
>
> When you are a linking to your OWN minidisks, you should use the syntax:
> CP LINK * <cuu> <cuu> <mode>
> Specifying '*' as the user as a specific meaning for the link command.
>
>>
>> "ACC<vcuu>  <letter>" and then "DIRECT<dirname>  DIRECT<letter>"..
>> This will ensure the directory is properly written AND that the
>> allocation table holds the proper flag for the area containing the
>> "Active Directory".)
>>
>
> This or the "Six Pack" is even more warped than I thought..
>
> --Ivan
>
>