Putting User IDs on Hold

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Putting User IDs on Hold

You can prohibit all access to a user ID by putting it on hold. A user ID on hold no longer appears in the source or object directory, but CA VM:Director preserves its minidisks and all the data they contain. Users cannot log on to user IDs on hold or link to the minidisks of user IDs on hold.

You may want to put a user ID on hold as a last step before deleting it from the system.

To put a user ID on hold

From CMS, enter the MANAGE command with the name of the user ID and the numeral 5. For example, to put the user ID SMISA03 on hold, enter the following:

vmdirect manage smisa03 5

The Hold or Remove a Userid screen appears:

MAN00040 Hold or Remove a Userid VM:Director Userid: USERID Minidisks: 1 Account: 100001 File Spaces: 0 + + | | | Enter HOLD or REMOVE userid from system. | | | | Enter Action: | | | | Do you want to format the minidisk? YES | | | | Do you want to wait while formatting? YES | | | + + PA1: Cancel PF1: Help PF3: Quit PF10: Print PF12: End

Enter hold in the Enter Action field.
CA VM:Director ignores the minidisk formatting questions when you put a user ID on hold and returns you to the Manager Selection Menu.
Press Enter again.
CA VM:Director puts the user ID on hold.

You can also put a user ID on hold by using a linemode command and answering prompts.

To put a user ID on hold using a linemode command

Enter the following command, replacing userid with the name of the user ID you want to put on hold:
```
vmdirect maint manage userid hold
```
Answer the prompts with the requested information. When you have finished, enter end in response to the prompt for the next MANAGE subfunction.