We are on V7R4.
We have an OUTQ that keeps getting cleared or has its spoolfiles deleted sometime in the early morning. And we cannot figure out by whom or by what.

I have auditing on the DLTSPLF and CLROUTQ commands and see no evidence of anyone issuing CLROUTQ to this outq or execution of DLTPSPLF command against its spoolfiles.

Looking for ideas on how to find the culprit and how to stop this from happening.
As always, any help appreciated.

Here it the outq description:

5770SS1 V7R4M0 190621 MBIBOOKS 04/07/25 15:24:47 EDT
Queue: P15150 Library: QUSRSYS
Status:
Writer active . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Writer name(s) if active . . . . . . : P15150
Output queue held . . . . . . . . . : N
Maximum spooled file size:
Number of pages . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Starting time . . . . . . . . . . . :
Ending time . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Writers to autostart . . . . . . . . . : 1
Display any file . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Job separators . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0
Operator controlled . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Order of files on queue . . . . . . . : *FIFO
Data queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Authority to check . . . . . . . . . . : *OWNER
Remote system . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Remote printer queue . . . . . . . . . :
Queue for writer messages . . . . . . :
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Connection type . . . . . . . . . . . :
Internet address . . . . . . . . . . . :
Destination type . . . . . . . . . . . :
VM/MVS class . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
FCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Host print transform . . . . . . . . . :
User data transform . . . . . . . . . :
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Manufacturer type and model . . . . . :
Workstation customizing object . . . . :
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Image configuration . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Destination options . . . . . . . . . :
Print separator page . . . . . . . . . :
User defined option . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
User defined object:
Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Object type . . . . . . . . . . . . :
User driver program . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Spooled file ASP . . . . . . . . . . . : *SYSTEM
Text description . . . . . . . . . . . : Default output queue for printer P15150

This is the prtwtr description for:

Writer . . . . . . . : P15150 User . . . . . . . . : QSPLJOB
Number . . . . . . . : 168102

Started by user . . . . . . . . . . . : PCS_OPR
Status:
Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Waiting on message . . . . . . . . . : N
Held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
End pending . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Hold pending . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Between files . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Between copies . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Waiting for data . . . . . . . . . . : N
Waiting for device . . . . . . . . . : N
On job queue . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
File being written . . . . . . . . . . :
File number . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Job that created file . . . . . . . . :
User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Job system name . . . . . . . . . . . :
Spooled file created:
Creation date . . . . . . . . . . . :
Creation time . . . . . . . . . . . :
Page being written . . . . . . . . . :
Total pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Copies left to produce . . . . . . . :
Total copies . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : P15150
Printer device type . . . . . . . . . : *SCS
Number of separators . . . . . . . . . : *FILE
Drawer for separators . . . . . . . . : *FILE
Allow direct print . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Align page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *WTR
Initialize Printer . . . . . . . . . . : *WTR
Output queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . : P15150
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QUSRSYS
Output queue status . . . . . . . . . : RELEASED
Form type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *ALL
Message option . . . . . . . . . . . : *INQMSG
Automatically end writer . . . . . . . : *NO
Message queue . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYSOPR
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYS
Changes pending:
Next output queue . . . . . . . . . :
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Next form type . . . . . . . . . . . :
Message option . . . . . . . . . . :
Next file separators . . . . . . . . :
Next separator drawer . . . . . . . :
Changes take effect . . . . . . . . :

Paul

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