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System Word

The system word (PRXSW) is provided to communicate information about the state of the system to the POSTRULE exit. For instance, you can set the system word to a value that tells the POSTRULE exit that system load is very heavy, and that only certain user IDs should be allowed to log on.

PRXSW is a one‑ to eight‑byte uppercase EBCDIC token that cannot contain any embedded blanks. The default value is an asterisk (*) with seven trailing blanks. Use the following command to set the system word:

vmsecure sysword set token

token is the system word.

Use the following command to query the system word:

vmsecure sysword query (stack