ACF2 - CICS Transaction Server TS 5.5 abends DFHKE0001 - S23E/AKEB at CICS initialization.

Products

• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

Recursive abends at initialization of z/OS (CICS TS) V5.5 with the following error messages when running with CA ACF2 security. 

02.08.03 JOB08966  ACFAE040 Phase 0 Initialization Started      
02.08.03 JOB08966  ACFAE300 Setting DFHSIT value SEC=YES        
02.08.03 JOB08966  ACFAE000  ACF2 PARAMETERIZATION IN PROGRESS  
02.08.03 JOB08966  OPS342ACF2/CICS 16.0 SYSTEM PARAMETERS       

02.08.03 JOB08966  ACFAE041 Phase 0 Initialization Ended 

02.08.05 JOB08966  ACFAE042 Phase 1 Initialization Started 
02.08.05 JOB08966  ACFAE043 Phase 1 Initialization Ended   

02.08.05 JOB08966  ACFAE044 Phase 2 Initialization Started9:19 PM 9/22/2021
02.08.05 JOB08966  ACFAE045 Phase 2 Initialization Ended    
02.08.05 JOB08966  ACFAE047 Security Initialization Complete

+DFHKE0001 CICSJOB An abend (code 23E/AKEB) has occurred at offset X'FFFF' in module DFHKEDS.
+DFHME0116 CICSJOB  329                                                      
 (Module:DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHKE0001 is                
 PIDS/5655Y0400 LVLS/720 MS/DFHKE0001 RIDS/DFHKEDS PTFS/UI60540               
 AB/S023E AB/UAKEB ADRS/0000FFFF                                              
+DFHDU0201 CICSJOB ABOUT TO TAKE SDUMP. DUMPCODE: KE0001  , DUMPID: 1/0001   
IEA794I SVC DUMP HAS CAPTURED:  446                                           
DUMPID=016 REQUESTED BY JOB (CICSJOB)                                               

+DFHKE0001 CICSJOB An abend (code 0C4/AKEA) has occurred at offset X'0826' in module DFHKEDS.
+DFHME0116 CICSJOB  481                                                       
 (Module:DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHKE0001 is                 
 PIDS/5655Y0400 LVLS/720 MS/DFHKE0001 RIDS/DFHKEDS PTFS/UI60540                
 AB/S00C4 AB/UAKEA ADRS/00000826                                               
+DFHDU0201 CICSJOB ABOUT TO TAKE SDUMP. DUMPCODE: KE0001  , DUMPID: 1/0002    
IEA794I SVC DUMP HAS CAPTURED:  490                                            
DUMPID=017 REQUESTED BY JOB (CICSJOB)                                         

 

Environment

Release : 16.0

Component : ACF2 for z/OS

Resolution

Apply PTF  #: SO13674   /  Product: ENFCIC  Release: 15.0 
  Title: ABENDS S23E/AKEB DURING CICS INITIALIZATION.    (TS 5.5)
                                                                                 
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