See the write up on _BPX_SHAREAS in BPX1SPN and how _BPX_SHAREAS=YES/MUST affects local spawn with the sticky bit is set.
Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Peter Hunkeler <p...@gmx.ch> wrote: > >on z/OS the sticky bit on an executable file affects how a spawn() and > _BPX_SHAREAS works. > > > It mainly affects where the loader starts looking for the program to be > loaded, namely LPA. Its a performance thing in the first place. Then, for > some reason unknown to me, IBM had to decide that such modules must not be > loaded as local process. I guess it's an system integrity issue. Therefore > it affects spawn(). > > > >Its kind of a hack (mess). > > > In what sense do you think it is a hack? I agree its a mess, in that is > inhibits a locally spawned shell. > > > -- > Peter Hunkeler > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
