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RACF

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Add a COMMENT keyword to all RACF commands

Add a COMMENT (or 'REASON' or 'TRACKING' etc) keyword to all RACF commands and place the keyword text in the SMF record for that command.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

RACF R_ticketserv callable service should allow PTKTDATA profiles qualified with group and/or userid

Currently the PTKTDATA profile provided to R_ticketserv is limited to a 1-8 characters application name. Extending this to allow profile names of the form application.group.user would allow more granularity to control who can use passickets for a ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RRSF start up so we no longer see ICH408i on EZB.INITSTACK

Please enhance RACF so that this message no longer pops at IPL time when the RACF address space starts up using TCP/IP for RRSF. ICH408I USER( ) GROUP() NAME(STC RACF TRUSTED)EZB.INITSTACK.xxxx.TCPIP CL(SERVAUTH)INSUFFICIENT ACCESS AUTHORITYFROM E...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

New RACF command to synchronize database name table and range table.

Be able to dynamically activate a new RACF configuration regarding chnages to RACF range and database name table without a need for sysplex wide IPL.We use multiple RACF databases and want to merge them into one without the need for a sysplex wide...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Automattic inclusion of all CA certs to a keyring

In the case where you do not need a personal certificate on your keyring a Virtual keyrings works well. However if you have two way authentication the Virtual keyring is not useful in this case since it requires a personal certificate attached to ...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 5 Not under consideration

Add System date and time state to List commands in RACF

We have to submit displays of our security database to auditors. Often the displays are not accepted because they lack SYSTEM, DATE and TIME information in the display.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Support system symbolics and wildcard for RACF RALTER ADDMEM command

Please provide RACF command RALTER's ADDMEM field to support WILDCARD or System SYMBOLIC variable for the dataset name. For example: we would like to be able to specify dataset using system symbolic; RALTER PROGRAM ** ADDMEM('AO.D9G.&SYSID..XX...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Update RVARY response to distinguish RACF deactivate vs database deactivate

This request is to get the ICH702A message/WTOR updated to be able to distinguish between RACF being deactivated and a RACF database being deactivated. Whether it is a new message or updating the text in the message does not matter. The reason for...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Create R_ADMIN (IRRSEQ00) Exit Point

We'd like an exit point create for the R_ADMIN (IRRSEQ00) callable services interface.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Automatic RACF SWITCH database command if a logical error occurs

The RACF should identify a severe logical error in your database and make the automatic switch database, as happens the switch automatically when the an I/O error occurs. The switch database can be to the backup database or another.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration