z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

Operands
v An external security manager (ESM) is installed
v Security label checking is enabled, and:
– The user is exempt from ESM authorization checking, or
– The system has been placed in a tranquil state by the security administrator.
For additional information, contact your security administrator.
If you are a class D user, use CHANGE SYSTEM to change any spool files on the
system, regardless of origin.
If you are a class G user, use CHANGE to manipulate files you own or have
created. Though you cannot use the SYSTEM option, you can use the userid option
to manipulate your own files, files owned by your alternate user ID, or files you
have created and subsequently transferred.
SYSTEM
allows the class D user to manipulate any files in the system, regardless of
ownership. This is not allowed with the spoolid option.
userid
*
ALTID
identifies the user whose spool files are to be changed. If you are changing
your own files, you may specify your user ID as an asterisk (*), which is also
the default. ALTID indicates that the files belonging to your alternate user ID are
to be changed.
Printer
PRT
changes printer spool files.
PUnch
PCH
changes punch spool files.
Reader
RDR
changes reader spool files.
TRFiles
specifies that the spool file is to be directed to the system trace files (TRFILES)
queue.
ALL
specifies that all files, regardless of their class, form, or spoolid, are to be
changed.
CLass c
designates a spool file class, where c is a 1-character alphanumeric field from A
to Z or 0 to 9.
DEST dest
specifies a 1- to 8-character name. Use dest to select those files to be
changed.
CHANGE
FORM form
designates a 1- to 8-character form name. Use form to select those files you
want to change. For the Class G user, form is always the user form name. For
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