On 2014-03-12 08:17, Jousma, David wrote: > We do NOT put them on the sysres. In my shop, sysres filesystems are only > the SMPE maintained product filesystem and are mounted READ only. The > filesystems at /etc and /var are READ/WRIATE and system specific and are on > volumes other than sysres. I wouldn’t want IBM maintenance to > update/overlay anything in /etc. Serverpac doc is pretty good about how to > apply IBM supplied changes to your /etc /var filesystems. > SMP/E has long had a method for accommodating updates to ++SRC and ++MAC elements. It involves RESTOREing ++SRCUPD or ++MACUPD USERMODs (how does one undo IEBUPDTE? I suppose copy back from the DLIB); APPLYing the PTF; and re-APPLYing the USERMOD. Something analogous is needed for ++HFS elements, a ++HFSUPD in USERMODs using patch(1) instead of IEBUPDTE.
I find it extraordinary, uniquely bizarre, that z/OS UNIX System Services installs without a usable /etc/magic or /etc/services. Even a ++USERMOD entirely replacing a ++HFS element would provide the needed protection. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
