MBCB200-BATCNTL VSAM OPEN ERROR: RC(008) REASON(168)
Q:
MBCB200-BATCNTL VSAM OPEN ERROR: RC(008) REASON(168) message when trying to update password from batch
A:
For MBC release 1.4 and above, set the BATCNTL file to Read-Only in every region so batch jobs to update the passwords can run successfully.