[Info-vax] Some part of VMS attempting to execute SYSUAF.DAT

[GerMarsh]

On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 5:46:53 PM UTC, Bob Gezelter wrote:
> On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 12:11:37 PM UTC-5, GerMarsh wrote:
> > I have seen an intermittent problem when a program using Websphere MQ routines attempts to execute the UAF data file. Bit like this...
> > 
> >  Terminal name:            FTA98:
> > Image name:               DSA6:[OFFICEMAN.][DECSUPP.MQ_DEV]MQPUT.EXE;2
> > Object class name:        FILE
> > Object owner:             [SYSTEM]
> > Object protection:        SYSTEM:RWED, OWNER:RWED, GROUP:, WORLD:
> > File name:                _DSA300:[VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE]SYSUAF.DAT;1
> > File ID:                  (20,1,0)
> > Access requested:         EXECUTE
> > 
> > I am pretty sure that I have seen such alarms with some VMS programs too.
> > 
> > I apologise profusely if I have missed some newsgroup article or even HP patch list which covers this but damned if I can find it!
> > 
> > Anyone any idea why any program routine would try to execute a data file?
> 
> GerMarsh,
> 
> I concur with Dan. Before calling MQ Support, I would want to know what UIC the requesting process is operating under.
> 
> - Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

To replicate the problem we see with an application, I removed SYSPRV and READALL from my account which does not have a system UIC: UIC:    [13,20] ([MARSHG1])