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    Add error message to the chgrp command if group has no gid

    I suggest adding an error message to the chgrp command if the group has no gid or no OMVS segment. <insert incomprehensible IBM error code> Group has no GID, command failed And another error message if the group has no OMVS segment <inser...
    5 months ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 2 Under review

    Implement python3 support for BCPii

    As of today, BCPii v1 and v2 (HWIREST) offer callable services for REXX, C, and Assembler. However, making REST-like calls using REXX, C, or Assembler can be cumbersome due to the limited or overly complex support for essential functionalities suc...
    4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_BCPii 2 Under review

    Allow more than 8 coupling facilities to be defined in a CFRM policy structure's PREFLIST

    Currently the maximum CFs per each structure's PREFLIST parameter in a CFRM policy is 8. As a large shop we currently have to simultaneously maintain two policies in our production environment (one for prod and one for logical corruption detection...
    2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Under review

    Need Protected ids to support passtickets

    To use passtickets the RACF id must NOT be protected. This makes those RACF ids vulnerable to password revocation denial of service attacks.
    21 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Under review

    DFSMSrmm: EDGAUD ability to select by data set name

    EDGAUD Currently the EDGAUD utility used to generate reports using SMF record is limited to using following selections: DATE INTERNALRACKS USERSVOLUMES It would be useful to also include DATASET name. Only other way to get information by data set ...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Under review

    Move the start of the AUTOR functionality earlier in the IPL process?

    Can we move the start of the AUTOR functionality earlier in the IPL process? Before joining the sysplex and/or page data sets? This would be helpful to the IBM Z Cyber Vault platform. The IBM Z Cyber Vault footprint is getting more interest, and h...
    20 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 0 Under review

    The warning message should be issued for new datasets as well, not just for existing datasets.

    It would be advisable to extend the dataset profile warning to dataset allocation as well, rather than limiting it only to access and delete operations. Currently, notifications in the syslog and to the user are generated only for these latter cas...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Under review

    Implenent allocation strategies for CFRM structures as alternative to the preflist

    In the definition of CFRM structures, the preflist statement must be individually coded for each structure. As the environment grows, the number of structures can increase rapidly, making it challenging and error-prone to ensure that the preflist ...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Under review

    Enable SRB during IODF (soft) Activate

    Activating a new IODF can be a time-consuming process, especially when dealing with multiple sysplexes from different customers distributed across all CPCs that require activation. The process involves distributing the IODF to all sysplexes and pe...
    3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 2 Under review

    RACF to use SYS1.RACFDB ( read only) and User.racfdb (R/W)

    I use zD&T( or zPDT) to provide my z/OS system. Every 6 months there is an updated version of ADCD (turn key z/OS solution) available with new catalog, and new RACF database etc. To migrate to this I have to find all the changes I made to my c...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

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