MODIFY command

The MODIFY command allows you to dynamically change the characteristics of an active task. The abbreviated version of the command is the letter F.

This is the general format of MODIFY:

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>>-+-MODIFY-+--procname--,--parameter--------------------------><
   '-F------'                           

procname
The name of the member in a procedure library that was used to start the server or address space.
parameter
Any of the parameters that are valid for the server.
The following servers or address spaces support the MVS™ MODIFY command. Not all servers support the same parameters. For further descriptions of the supported parameters, see Table 1.
Table 1. Servers or address spaces that support the MVS Modify command
Server or Address space Main parameters Additional information
Automated domain name registration application (EZBADNR) DEBUG, DISPLAY, REFRESH MODIFY command: Automated domain name registration application (EZBADNR)
Communications Server SMTP (CSSMTP) application DISPLAY, FLUSHRETRY, LOGLEVEL, REFRESH, REFRESHIPLIST, REFRESHTARGETS, RESUME, SUSPEND, USEREXIT MODIFY command: Communications Server SMTP application (CSSMTP)
DCAS DEBUG MODIFY command: DCAS
Defense manager daemon (DMD) DISPLAY, REFRESH, FORCE_INACTIVE MODIFY command: Defense Manager daemon
FTP server DUMP, DEBUG MODIFY command: FTP
IKE server DISPLAY, REFRESH MODIFY command: IKE server
Load Balancing Advisor DEBUG, DISPLAY MODIFY command: z/OS Load Balancing Advisor
Load Balancing Agent DEBUG, DISPLAY, QUIESCE, ENABLE MODIFY command: z/OS Load Balancing Agent
NCPROUTE server C, PARMS, PROFILE, QUERY, GATEWAYS, TABLES MODIFY command: NCPROUTE
Network security services server DISPLAY, REFRESH MODIFY command: Network security services server
OMPROUTE KILL, RECONFIG, ROUTESA, OSPF, RIP, GENERIC, RTTABLE, IPV6OSPF, IPV6RIP, GENERIC6, RT6TABLE, TRACE, DEBUG, TRACE6, DEBUG6, SADEBUG MODIFY command: OMPROUTE
Policy Agent LOGLEVEL, TRACE, DEBUG, QUERY, REFRESH, MEMTRC, SRVLSTN, UPDATE, MON MODIFY command: Policy Agent
Resolver address space DISPLAY, FLUSH, REFRESH MODIFY command: Resolver address space
REXEC EXIT, TSOPROC, MSGCLASS, TSCLASS, TRACE, PURGE MODIFY command: REXEC
Rpcbind server TRACE MODIFY command: RPCBIND
SMTP SMSG MODIFY command: SMTP
SNALINK LU0 HALT MODIFY command: SNALINK LU0
SNALINK LU6.2 CANCEL, DROP, HALT, LIST, RESTART, TRACE MODIFY command: SNALINK LU 6.2
SNMP agent INTERVAL, TRACE MODIFY command: SNMP agent
SNMP network SLAPM2 subagent DEBUG, CACHE, QUERY MODIFY command: SNMP Network SLAPM2 subagent
Syslog daemon ARCHIVE, DISPLAY, RESTART MODIFY command: Syslog Daemon
TNF DISPLAY, REMOVE MODIFY command: VMCF and TNF
Trap forwarder daemon QUERY, REFRESH, TRACE MODIFY command: Trap forwarder daemon (TRAPFWD)
VMCF DISPLAY, REMOVE MODIFY command: VMCF and TNF
X.25 NPSI server CANCEL, DEBUG, EVENTS, HALT, LIST, RESTART, SNAP, TRACE, TRAFFIC MODIFY command: X.25 NPSI server