[Info-vax] %MAIL-E-UAFGETERR, error reading user authorization file

[H Vlems]

On Nov 5, 12:25 pm, hel... at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---
undress to reply) wrote:
>   Entry  Jobname         Username     Blocks  Status
>   -----  -------         --------     ------  ------
>     147  XXX             YYYYY                Retained on error
>        %MAIL-E-UAFGETERR, error reading user authorization file
>          On generic batch queue SYS$BATCH
>          Submitted 17-MAY-2009 12:29:35.34 /KEEP /LOG=DSA510:[YYYYY.LOG].LOG;
>          /NOTIFY /NOPRINT /PRIORITY=100 /RESTART=SYS$BATCH /RETAIN=ERROR
>          File: _DSA510:[YYY]XXX.COM;39
>          Completed  3-NOV-2010 07:43:34.73 on queue ELIJAH_BATCH
>
> This was a surprise.  As you can see, it ran for several months.  The
> job essentially issues MAIL> SET FORWARD commands every few seconds
> (long story).  Since the restart, the error hasn't occurred again.  No
> other glitches in this time frame.
>
>  UAFGETERR,  error reading user authorization file
>
>   Facility:     MAIL, Mail Utility
>
>   Explanation:  An error occurred while reading the user authorization file.
>
>   User Action:  Take action based on the accompanying message.
>
> Any ideas what could have caused this?

Does the command procedure (or MAIL) depend on the existence of the
logical name SYSUAF?
If so, was it present and properly defined?
Hans