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DIAGNOSE Privilege (Objects)  



The DIAGNOSE privilege lets a process run online diagnostic programs and intercept and copy all messages written to the error log file.

The DIAGNOSE privilege also lets a process perform the following tasks:

Task Interface
Issue a $QIO request with associated diagnostic buffer
$QIO
Modify the number of interlocked queue retries
$QIO request to an Ethernet 802 driver (DEBNA/NI)
Set the spin-wait time on the port command register
$QIO request to an Ethernet 802 driver (DEBNA)
Access the Diagnostic and Utilities Protocol (DUP) class driver
$QIO request to the DUP class driver used by SET HOST/HSC (FYDRIVER)
Execute a special passthrough function in the SCSI generic class driver
$QIO request to the SCSI driver (GKDRIVER)
Process a diagnostic buffer
$QIO request to a TU58 magnetic tape (TUDRIVER)

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