Started Task ACID with password causes error message CEE5101C

Products

• Top Secret
• WEB ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOP SECRET

Issue/Introduction

ERROR MESSAGE: 
CEE5101C RETURN CODE 0000000156 REASON CODE 0B0C00FD WITH OMVS SEGMENT DEFINED

Can a started task ACID with a password cause this error? 

Environment

Release : 16.0

Component : CA Top Secret for z/OS

Resolution

If TSS CONTROL OPTION "OPTIONS(4)" is set, then the started task will sign on without a password prompt. This is the recommended setting.  

If OPTION(4) is NOT set, a password will need to be entered when the started task starts. If the password is not entered when prompted for the password, the sign-on will fail and the default acid will be picked up. Since it’s the default acid, it wont have much authority or an OMVS segment, and the started task will fail to come up for some security failure reason like no OMVS segment.

Command to run (temporary, only lasts till next IPL):

TSS MODIFY OPTIONS(4)  

To make permanent, add it to the Top Secret PARM file: 

OPTIONS(4)

See also:

 Tech Doc: OPTIONS - Specifying Configuration Options (Note the "S" in OPTIONS is necessary to successfully search for this tech-doc page.) 

NOTE:

This problem can also be caused by an invalid OMVS segment.