If an "automatic activate group" (AUTOACT) is active for the system console, the system will automatically activate and deactivate the system console by issuing the VARY CN(syscons),ACTIVATE and VARY CN(syscons),DEACTIVATE commands.

• To find out if an AUTOACT group is in place, issue D EMCS,I,CN=syscons name or D C,CN=syscons name
• To display the consoles in the AUTOACT group, issue D CNGRP
• To add or change the AUTOACT value for the system console, issue VARY CN(syscons name),AUTOACT=groupname
• To add or change a console group, change the parmlib member CNGRPxx , then issue SET CNGRP=xx
• To delete the AUTOACT value for the system console, issue VARY CN(syscons name),AUTOACT=*NONE*

For more information on AUTOACT, see Using AUTOACT with the system console.