CICS U708 abend when started with ACF2CICS

Products

• CA ACF2
• CA ACF2 - DB2 Option
• CA ACF2 for zVM
• CA ACF2 - z/OS
• CA ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

CICS region startup is failing with U708 abend and the following messages are received

23.23.15 STC27120 +DFHKE0501 ZY01CG2A 332 
332 The Kernel received a return value of X'FFFFFFFF', a return code of 
332 X'0000009C' and a return reason of X'0B0C00FD' from the 
332 set_dub_default service-routine. 
23.23.15 STC27120 +DFHME0116 ZY01CG2A 333 
333 (Module:DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHKE0501 is 
333 PIDS/5655S9700 LVLS/670 MS/DFHKE0501 RIDS/DFHKETCB PTFS/UI31713 
333 PRCS/FFFFFFFF 

23.23.26 STC27120 +DFHDH0300 ZY01CG2A 384 
384 File /usr/lpp/cicsts/cicsts42/CICS_INSTALL_OK could not be opened 
384 (EMVSINITIAL). Response X'0000009C', Reason X'0B0C00FD'. 
23.23.26 STC27120 +DFHDH0002 ZY01CG2A A severe error (code X'0109') has occurred in module DFHDHDM. 
23.23.26 STC27120 +DFHME0116 ZY01CG2A 386 
386 (Module:DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHDH0002 is 
386 PIDS/5655S9700 LVLS/670 MS/DFHDH0002 RIDS/DFHDHDM PTFS/HCI6700 
386 PRCS/00000109 

Cause

The error code referenced in both these errors is X'0B0C00FD' 
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.bpxa800/errnojrs.htm 

BPXPRIN1 02/11/15 
JRSAFNoGID: The user ID is in a group that has no GID 
Action: Create an OMVS segment and assign a GID to the group.

Environment

Release:
Component: ACF2MS

Resolution

List the region logon and locate the GROUP value. 
Then list the group profile as follows. 

ACF 
SET PROFILE(GROUP) DIV(OMVS) 
LIST group 
END 

You should not find a profile ... This means you will need to create a new OMVS profile 
or allocate a different GROUP to the logonid. 
To allocate a different profile.. 
ACF 
CHANGE logonid GROUP(new_group) 
END 

to add a GROUP profile for the existing group ... 
ACF 
SET PROFILE(GROUP) DIV(OMVS) 
INSERT group GID(ggg) 
F ACF2,REBUILD(GRP),CLASS(P) 
END