Under z/OS 1.7, a problem has been found in the USS TSO command services environment. IBM's FOMFTSO routine modified the allocation of SYSTSPRT to allow the use of TSOOUT. If an alternate path is not specified, the default path is set to /dev/fd1. This results in a security violation reported in the system log file. The SAS/CONNECT Spawner log displays the process ending but no messages are produced.

A work around to this problem is to insert the following into the shell script which launches the Server task:

This environment variable setting must be placed prior to the EXEC statement. This environment variable is case sensitive. The syntax as shown above is correct.

JES3 sites have reported seeing a S0C4 in USETSOENV in the sysout file associated with the USS process.

NOTE: The below fix for this problem is a source fix which is the same as as the workaround. If this issue affects an existing Spawner setup, the workaround is the recommended way to correct the issue. If you apply the hotfix to correct the issue, you will need to go through the Spawner setup concerning picking up the "fixed" USS shell script.

Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :