Thanks Richard - that did the trick - I use this stuff so infrequently
   that it escapes me how to take care of it when it comes up.
   Rich Loeber - @richloeber
   Kisco Information Systems
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   On 6/3/2011 10:48 AM, Richard Reeve wrote:
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 Warmest Regards,
 Richard Reeve
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 From: Rich Loeber [3]<rich@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion [4]<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
 Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 9:22:50 AM
 Subject: STRSST Catch 22
   I need to reset the yellow alarm light on my system.  When I try to do
   STRSST (the first time using it since installed several months ago), I get
   a warning that the password is expired.  Using the F9 option does not work
   even after resetting the password to the *DEFAULT setting.
   I'm seeing the following:
   Message ID . . . . . . :  CPF4AB7      Severity . . . . . . . :
   40
   Message type . . . . . :
   Information
   Date sent  . . . . . . :  06/03/11      Time sent  . . . . . . :
   10:09:18
   Message . . . . :  Service tools user ID password cannot be
   changed.
   Cause . . . . . :  Your system is configured to prevent a service tools
   user
     ID with a default and expired password from changing its own
   password.
   Recovery  . . . :  Either change the password of the service tools user
   ID
     through DST or use the Start Service Tools (STRSST) command, select
   the
     option to work with system security, and enable service tools user ID
   with a
     default and expired password to change its own password. Try the
   request
     again.
   Seems like a catch 22.  In order to make the change, I need to run STRSST,
   but I can't run STRSST.
   I'm on V5R4 without an HMC.  Any thoughts on how to get back into SST?
   Rich Loeber - @richloeber
   Kisco Information Systems
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