[comp.lang.asm370] read screen of other user

RODOLFO@VMTECMEX.BITNET ("Rodolfo C. Velasco E.") (03/09/90)

How can i see the screen of other user in any moment, virtual or real? ....
For example, a user is connect and i would watch your screen in ANY MOMENT.
Something exist in Assembler370 or REXX???....
I need this for control process but whitout use a console altern, or log in
prt, or vtam.

Thanks.

Rodolfo.

TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU (Rick Troth) (03/13/90)

On Fri, 9 Mar 90 09:17:15 MEX Rodolfo C. Velasco E. said:
>How can i see the screen of other user in any moment, virtual or real? ....

        Not a very courteous thing to do,  but since you asked:

>For example, a user is connect and i would watch your screen in ANY MOMENT.
>Something exist in Assembler370 or REXX???....

        You'd have to perform real I/O to the terminal in question and
issue a "Read Buffer" command.  Aside from the expected "God mode" privs,
you'd have to get around the fact that CP sees the device as "in use".
It would probably be more complicated for LDEVs,  although they  CAN BE
ENABLED/DISABLED  and  ATTACHED/DETACHED.

        I don't see how to do it without zapping the RDEVBLOK,  which
will quickly bring down your system if the user tries to do I/O to the
terminal while you're snooping.

>Rodolfo.

        Gee... not much help.  Sorry.

 Rick Troth <TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU> ------------- Rice ONCS VM Systems Support