The host sort requires two to three times the disk space that the data set currently occupies. There are several places where the host sort utility looks for disk space. If these logicals are defined, then host sort will use that area for processing. There are sometimes disk quotas enabled on these areas that may be quickly exhausted when the sort work files are put there. When the sort is finished, successful or not, the sort work files are deleted, so it may appear that you do have sufficient disk space.
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