Suppress Excessive ACF2 ACF01137 LAST SYSTEM ACCESS date/time messages for an online address space

Products

• ACF2
• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

Is there any way to suppress excessive ACF2 ACF01137 LAST SYSTEM ACCESS date/time messages for an online address space?

 

 

 

 

Resolution

The "ACF01137 lid LAST SYSTEM ACCESS hh:mm - date FROM src" message is an informational message that appears each time a logonid is logged on. There are a few options that can be utilized to help suppress the messages.

There are four options that exist to allow a site to suppress the "ACF01137 lid LAST SYSTEM ACCESS hh:mm - date FROM src" message.

1. The GSO OPTS NOTIFY|NONOTIFY is a global setting for ALL LOGONIDS, that controls the display of the ACF01137 message. NOTIFY specifies that the message is displayed at logon time, NONOTIFY suppresses the message. The default is NONOTIFY. 
   
   
2. The LOGONID field NO-STATS|NONO-STATS will control the suppression of the ACF01137 message on a successful full validation MUSASS logon request for users logging on within the region. E.g. If a user logs on to a CICS region and the region LOGONID has NO-STATS and MUSASS the messages ACF01134(YOUR PASSWORD WILL EXPIRE ON date ) and ACF01137 will be suppressed. This is a logonid specific setting, not a global setting like the GSO OPTS NOTIFY|NONOTIFY setting.
   
   
3. Implement the IBM WTO exit, ACF2 discusses this exit in the section: Note 5: WTO (Write to Operator) Route Exit. 
   The sample WTOEXIT routine should be assembled and linked into the IGC0003E module in CAI.CAX1LPA. The WTOEXIT takes effect after an IPL with a CLPA has occurred. See the z/OS MVS Installation Exits guide on how to alter the WTO route codes.
   
   
4. Use the IBM z/OS message processing facility (MPF) to suppress the messages in the syslog. Here is an IBM link on that info: Controlling the message processing facility (MPF)

Note: If the last access date is less then the current date, an SMF record is written and the logonid is updated in the database (i.e. one update only per day). The ACF01134 and ACF01137 messages are still suppressed.

Additional Information

Details on the LOGONID field NO-STATS|NONO-STATS field can be found in section: 'Logonid Record Fields' and the GSO OPTS NOTIFY|NONOTIFY field can be found in section 'ACF2 Options Specifications (OPTS)'.