Canceling a mainframe ID for a specific IP though JCL

bala kalluri · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 21 Location: INDIA

Hi,
Can I get the job to cancel a mainframe id for a specic IP.I have mentioned the IP as for some mainframes we have sperate IP for separate region.Like for Production, development and Test we have seperate IP.I need to cancel any m/f id for any region submitting the job in Test.

Can anyone please help me on the same.

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:53 pm

The first question would be - do you have the RACF (or whatever) authority to do this

What do you mean by a mainframe ID and IP

bala kalluri · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 21 Location: INDIA

Yes I do have the authority to do the same.But currently we do the cancelling of the mainframe id by excuting the FTP command in command promot.
I want to do it through a JCL in mainframe.

Thanks,
Bala

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:01 pm

Then I would suggest using SDSF in batch, and a ROUTE XEQ card to execute on the desired LPAR.

SDSF in batch has been discussed to death on the forum, and for the ROUTE XEQ card - the syntax is available from the JCL reference manuals easily reached from the "IBM Manuals" button at the top of each page.

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:01 pm

z/OS commands are not issued by IP address. They are issued for an LPAR. A single LPAR can be associated with several IP addresses.

Assuming you have the authority,

bala kalluri · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 21 Location: INDIA

Hi,
I tried the following step in the JCL.

//PS020 EXEC PGM=FTP
//JS001 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
// COMMAND 'ROUTE xx.xx.xx.xxx,C U=userid'
//SYSIN DD *
userid password
QUIT
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
/*

But the keeps running.Could you please let me know if the step given above is correct else please provide me the JCL for the same.

Regards,
Bala

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:19 pm

Did you read Roberts previous post regarding using LPAR and NOT IP.

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:22 pm

Your command is not correct. IP address is not allowed in the command.

bala kalluri · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 21 Location: INDIA

Could you please give me the command for LPAR.

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:41 pm

Sigh ................ He already has

bala kalluri · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 21 Location: INDIA

We donot have SDSF access.We submit the jobs in IOF.I saw some of the exapmles of LPAR which submits the job in SDSF.

But I need for canceling the m/f id by submittig the job in IOF.

Please help.

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:05 pm

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:10 pm

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:14 pm

Be aware that putting a command in JCL in this way causes it to be executed as soon as the JES converter / interpreter finishes processing the job. The command is not executed during the normal job processing as a step. Putting the command after an FTP step has no impact -- the FTP will be done after the command was submitted. Also note that I am not aware of any way to get back status information as to the success or failure of the command.

If your LPAR name is SYSP and the user id is USERID1, the command would be

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:53 pm

Somewhat scary who has "clearance" to cancel users at will. . .

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Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:55 pm

Very scary indeed, dick -- when capacity to cause damage exceeds understanding of the system, it is a very dangerous and unstable environment (IMHO).

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:40 am

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:15 pm

ROFL expat -- you've got a good point there!

MBabu · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:09 pm

I'll play devil's advocate here... I never found it too worrisome to let people cancel other TSO ids on many systems since the worst that can happen in a development system is some editing gets lost or a build gets interrupted. In a more locked down system, or one that has actual production data on it which is processed in TSO you are correct that it can be scary.

What I found interesting is the statement "currently we do the canceling of the mainframe id by executing the FTP command in command prompt". What command? If it is submitting a job via JES, then the OP has the answer and JCL already.