LINK User Exit

Use the LINK user exit to accept or reject a directory link being added to a virtual machine.

LINK userid target owner vaddr [vaddr2 [linkmode]]

userid: Specifies the user ID defining the directory link.
target: Specifies the user ID to receive the directory link.
owner: Specifies the user ID that owns the minidisk being linked.
vaddr: Specifies the virtual address of the minidisk being linked as specified in the owning user ID’s directory entry.
Vaddr2: Specifies the virtual address being assigned to the minidisk. The default is the virtual address given the minidisk by the owning user ID (vaddr).
linkmode: Indicates the link mode. The default link mode is R.

The following table describes the return codes:

Return Code	Meaning
0	New link is valid
4	New link is accepted and a message is stacked; the length limit of the message is 67 bytes
8	New link is rejected and a message is stacked; the length limit of the message is 67 bytes

The following macros call the LINK user exit:

Called by	Optimized Macro Name	Under These Circumstances
VMXADDNT	ADDENTRY	A user ID is created using the ADDENTRY command
VMXMAI00	MAINT	A new directory link is defined using the MAINT command
VMXREPNT	REPENTRY	A user ID is changed using the REPENTRY command
VMXUSE60	USE00060	A new directory link is defined using the USER command