Re: QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV - V6R1 - Fails to call(?)

[Narayanan Pillai <strqst400@xxxxxxxxx>]

John, 

Thanks a ton ! That was it. The Subsystem restarted and things started working the way I expected it to. 

Once again, 
Thanks a ton !

Narayanan 

--- On Tue, 2/8/11, John Earl <john.earl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: John Earl <john.earl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV - V6R1 - Fails to call(?)
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 8:58 AM
> Narayanan,
>
> It looks like you're doing the right things...
>
> I would stub in a bit of code that sent a message to a
> message queue  
> (or some similar notifying process) to verify that my exit
> program was  
> getting called in the first place. Then perhaps you can
> have it write  
> some of it's internal values to the message queue before it
> sets the  
> return code and returns.
>
> Now that I think about it, I wonder if the File Server
> requires the  
> entire subsystem to be brought down in order for the exit
> program to  
> take hold.  I remember that some of these
> communications jobs were  
> very stubborn to take a new exit program, I just don't
> recall which  
> ones.
>
> hth,
>
> jte
>
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Narayanan R Pillai wrote:
>
> > Any pointers would be appreciated:
> >
> > 1. I have a very simple RPGLE Exit Program that does
> an allow = '0'
> > attached to the QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV Exit Point on a
> V6R1 box.
> > 2. After adding the exit program, I ENDTCPSVR *NETSVR
> and killed the
> > following Pre-start jobs in QSERVER
> > PGM(QSYS/QZLSFILE), PGM(QSYS/QPWFSERVSO),
> PGM(QSYS/QPWFSERVSS),
> > PGM(QSYS/QPWFSERVS2), PGM(QSYS/QPWFSTP0),
> PGM(QSYS/QPWFSTP1),
> > PGM(QSYS/QPWFSTP2). Then a ENDHOSTSVR *FILE
> >
> > 3. Then Restarted in the reverse order.
> >
> > Now when I attempt to map a folder, I expect the
> request to be  
> > rejected.
> > This does not seem to be happening. Messages sent from
> the program  
> > to my
> > message queue do not seem to go as well.
> >
> > Where do I start the debugging procedure ? And what do
> I do to debug  
> > this ?
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Pillai
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