KILL

Type

OMEGAMON Immediate command (Authorized)

Description

Terminates an address space. KILL terminates an address space, which causes the target address space to terminate with a system A22 abend. Along with the KILL command, you must specify the job name or the decimal ASID number.

{-}KILL cccccccc

-

The required action character in column 1: Executes the command once and changes to a comment character (>) when the command executes successfully.

cccccccc

Job name or ASID nnnnn number (in decimal)

When OMEGAMON responds, you must supply an action character (-) in column 1 before the command executes.

The results of a successful KILL command under OMEGAMON are exactly the same as the results of the z/OS® FORCE command; however, there are some differences in how they operate:

• The FORCE command sometimes delays or is unable to execute at all, because it must enqueue on the CSCB chain in order to search it; KILL does not search the CSCB chain, and so avoids this problem.
• FORCE does not operate unless a CANCEL is in effect for the address space; KILL has no such restriction.
• You can only issue FORCE from the z/OS main console; the OMEGAMON security facility controls KILL.
• You cannot use the unit address instead of the job name to cancel a started task.

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