Charles, I recommend that you go register at the Zxplore website (link below) and start taking the “challenges” there to work your way up to the introductions to Unix access via ssh to a z/OS system (challenge USS1 et. seq.). They were most helpful to me in learning my way around the “new way” (i.e., not 3270) to access the mainframe and I would hope would do the same for you. IMHO well worth your time and effort. And who knows, you may find that you like it . . . :)
https://ibmzxplore.influitive.com/ Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 12:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Mystified by FTP working for one user but not another On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:56:02 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <mailto:paulgboul...@aol.com> wrote: >To add a little more TCP/IP to the mix, can both users alike access z/OS UNIX >files via ssh/sftp? You know, that's a real good thought. Unfortunately, I have zero experience with ssh and sftp and so that would be a whole new can of worms to take on. But your post triggered a related thought: "can the new user access z/OS legacy data sets with FTP?" So after dinner last night I went and checked. And the answer is ... The problem has mysteriously cleared itself. Yes, both UNIX files and legacy data sets work. I changed nothing. I am happy of course but even more mystified. My *guess* is that something (TCPIP? PAGENT???) was caching the lack of permission to EZB.INITSTACK.*.TCPIP, and the cache entry expired. While trying to shoot the problem earlier I had bounced FTP but not TCPIP (a little tricky to do from a TN3270 terminal!) and not PAGENT (no TLS in the picture). Thanks all. Sorry for the disturbance to the Force. Charles -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
