Yes, I understand the risks, and I'm willing to take them. Once read access is given to the proper facility class resource the onus is on the person doing the rename.
It's my system, my foot. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&search=markjac...@protonmail.com ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:53 PM, Tom Marchant <0000000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:17:40 +0000, Mark Jacobs wrote: > > > The dataset is allocated by the SDSF address space that's executing > > on the system where I'm attempting the rename. > > I thought the rationale behind the facility class profile was to give > > authorized users the ability to bypass the enqueue, while recognizing > > the potential risks in renaming an allocated dataset. > > I don't think so. > > AFAIK, the rationale is that a system programmer might have to rename > a data set that has the same DSNAME as a data set that is allocated, > but is on a different IPL volume than the data set that is in use. > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.idas300/rname.htm > > "Do not use this option unless you know the data set is not open on > any system." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Tom Marchant > > ------------- > > 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
