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Enhance RACF to support WHEN(PROGRAM) for the WRITER class

Please enhance RACF to support commands like the following one for the WRITER class. permit JES2.NJE.CTDX001 class(WRITER) id(Your_Favorite_Scheduler_id_here) ACCESS(READ) when(PROGRAM(CKRCARLA))
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

SMF record is written when ACCESS is unsuccessfull for JESJOBS Class

RACF drives an authorization check in the JESJOBS class for the resourcename SUBMIT<.execution node><.jobname><.user ID>. This is a LOG=NOFAIL REQUEST=AUTH, which means that if the submitting user is not authorized to this resour...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Enhance type 80s for failed ALTUSER commands

The type 80 event codes for failed ALTUSER commands should be enhanced so that I can tell for sure using SMF data why the ALTUSER command failed. Specifically:-Was ALTUSER failed because of SETROPTS?---Which specific SETROPTS rule failed the passw...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Create a user OMVS segment field to contain a umask value that would apply to file creation and chmod

Please enhance RACF to add a user OMVS segment field to contain a umask value that would apply to file creation and chmod.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Depository Trust and Clearing Corp

Enhance ADDUSER and DELUSER commands so that they go into supervisor state to update SYS1.BRODCAST on the command issuer's behalf.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Restrict access depending on the system service used to access a resource.

A resource, usually a dataset but it can be a general resource, can be accessed through different services. The idea relates to the ability of accessing the resource through TSO, for example, but not using a JOB (or NetView, or other systems servi...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Tool to simulate access to resources.

Administrators and support staff usually need to refine and diagnose RACF controlled access. Therefore they should have available a tool to specify the conditions when an access is to happen and get a detailed RACF response.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Intelligent refresh after a new user/group is added to a resource access list.

After adding an user or group to a resource access list a SETROPTS REFRESH for the class to which the resource belongs is required. This has a huge impact on performance depending on the resource class.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Add Ability to Honor Password History to ALU PASSWORD Command

Performing an ALTUSER command allows users to reset their password to one of their historic passwords. Please enhance the command with an option to honor the history or issue a warning when there is a collision with a password in the history.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF so that ALTUSER UserID OWNER is a noop if the OWNER is already set

Please enhance RACF so that if someone were to issue:ALTUSER BRUCE OWNER(MARKN) and also if UserID BRUCE already has an OWNER of MARKN then an ICH message is issued that nothing has been modified instead of just modifying the owner again.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration