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Core Infrastructure

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hbdelete - deleting Unix Directories recursively

We need an option with hbdelete to delete a whole directory with all files and sub-directories. Like option -X for hlist, the same option could be implemented for hbdelete. e.g. hbdelete -aX /u/iz01715/All files and sub-directories will be deleted...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Update LDAP on z/OS to bring it into this century with the TLS levels it supports

The LDAP documentation (and defaults) are woefully behind times. The give instructions on SSL V3, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 despite these versions being deprecated.The doc needs to be updated. The samples and defaults need to be updated, and deprecated ...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 1 Future consideration

In the LSPACE macro given the option switch off SVCDUMPs for VTOC errors

Change LSPACE to allow the option to suppress SVCDUMPs for VTOC errors
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Disk Storage SW Support 3 Future consideration

In the default z/OS distribution predefine empty mount point /dsfs

With the default SMP/E root filesystem please deliver it with a /dsfs mount point so that it is there and won't be lost with maintenance.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 5 Functionality already exists

The access control check for services, keys or cryptoz resources should be postponed until after the security product has initialized.

We've changed our ICSF startup to an 'early startup' by setting system parameters ICSFPROC=ICSF and ICSF=xx. We're now noticing the following messages during startup that weren't there before : CSFM012I NO ACCESS CONTROL AVAILABLE FOR CRYPTOZ RESO...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Enable sftp to work with z/OS datasets and with Text data

With the introduction of DSFS it is now very possible for users to use sftp to access z/OS datasets however since sftp only supports binary transfers that precludes using sftp for source code or data. Enabling sftp to access z/OS datasets directly...
4 months ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 6 Under review

New JES2 policy to replace JES2 EXIT 6 functions like security checking for TIME parameter.

Hi We don’t want users to specify TIME=nnnn/NOLIMIT on the exec or job statement without proper authorization. So the idea is to check if a user specifies TIME=nnnn/NOLIMIT in his JCL and then check via the “AuthorityCheck” function a RACF profile...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

ADRDSSU RESTORE to allow target system SMS attributes

While running z/OSMF PSI to install z/OSv2r5, Job IZUD05UZ invokes GIMUNZIP which calls ADRDSSU to RESTORE the zFS data set. Unfortunately the target data set always get the DATACLAS value from the source data set. Thus the target zFS gets the DAT...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

IEBCOPY PDSE Member Generations Unload

IEBCOPY supports the ability to unload/reload a PDS to/from a sequential dataset. This is very useful for backup and transport. With the new GENS=ALL support for PDSE member generations the user expects to be able to do the unload/reload for their...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

CSSMTP Check SMTP Mail Addresses

CSSMTP does not have a function to control the usage of Sender- and Destination Mail addresses specified in the SMTP-Headers (for example MAIL FROM:, RCPT TO:, FROM:, TO:, etc.). The check must be based on the RACF user ID with which the JES spool...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

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