CICS U708 abend when started with ACF2CICS

Products

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

Environment

Release:
Component: ACF2MS

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.

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