Regarding SYSTART.PUB.SYS don't forget that it must be owned by MANAGER.SYS AND reside on LDEV1! Regards Ian ______________________________________ Ian Sargent Education & Training Consulting Services Ltd email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.etcs.co.uk Tel/Fax: 44 (0)1344 644579 ______________________________________ Melvin R Rees <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:396577d2.4923399@news.uswest.net... > I'm sure you already got replies to this one, but... > > Create a file called SYSSTART.PUB.SYS. It has a format very similar > to a UDC file, but is not identical. You can have different sections > for your system, here is a small example (from memory): > > STARTUP > JOBFENCE 7 > OUTFENCE 10 > **** > WARMSTART > LIMIT 0,0 > **** > COLDSTART > STREAM COLDJOB.UTIL.SYS > **** > > The startup section is executed each time you restart, the other > sections are run as appropriate. There may be other options.