Re: In over my head again...

On 25 April 2010 02:11, Ron Hudson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well It's sink or swim!  I am trying to create  a user catalog
>
> Because: 1) I am tired of always having to type the password
> (sys1.vmastcat has an update password)
>               2) Users in the master catalog is frowned on in the "real world"

Why not do what IBM recommended for many years, and use a CVOL
instead? The only think of real use you can't do with a CVOL, but can
with a VSAM catalogue, is to catalogue VSAM stuff. But at this level
of VSAM (non ICF) CVOLs certainly perform better, and are much easier
to understand and use.

Tony H.