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Enhance 126char console command limit

A z/OS Console Command is limited to 126 char. For me this is a similar bad limitation as the 100 char jcl parm-limit before z/OS 2.1 (which is lifted now with PARMDD etc.) I´d like to have 1024char.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 2 Future consideration

ISPF HILITE PLI - keywords missing

The IBM supplied ISP.SISPSAMP(ISRPXASM) from z/OS 2.1 (RSU1504?) lacks four PL/I keywords
over 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 7 Planned for future release

Enabling CF R/W data structures access from zCX containers/OCP on zCX

As part of a mainframe application modernization project, the customer (that's me) aims to adopt the Application Centric pattern. This involves rewriting certain portions of the application from Cobol to Java and deploying them on zCX thereby capi...
8 months ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

Enable SSH under OMVS to accept RACF password

I go into OMVS I type ssh userid@host I get back 'FOTS3322 Passwords may not be entered from 3270 terminals' If I can logon to TSO with a userid and password, why can't I logon via SSH with a userid and password? Here are my suggestions: (1) In th...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 0 Future consideration

Allow GDK APIs to run on zIIP

Please consider allowing the GDK APIs (primarily gdkget and gdkwrite with a streaming receive/send exit) to be called in with some ability to offload to a zIIP processor. I believe the z/OS Web Enablement Toolkit only supports task (TCB) mode, but...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 1 Not under consideration

config drift for SMS/ACS similar to IODF

Similar to IODF, when it activates, it displays what is being changed... we need to see similar when an SMS is activated. This helps in config drift procedure for audit requirement. Currently we have a rexx procedure to compare before & after ...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 0 Future consideration

Remove RACF non-alphabetic character requirement from Passphrases

NIST Password Policy Guidelines no longer recommend that password complexity be imposed, since studies have shown they can encourage the creation of bad passwords/passphrases. The manual indicates that RACF enforces a basic set of syntax rules whi...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Provide REFRESH capability on panel "DFSMSrmm Volumes (Page 1 of 2)"

When making changes to volumes (ie expiration date) on the DFSMSrmm Volumes (Page 1 of 2) panel, there is currently no way to refresh the list with the updated content, other than to back out and reenter. It would be very helpful if the REFRESH co...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Future consideration

CTRACE filter for IP Address for SSL traces

When taking an SSL trace for ATTLS connections you have to take traces for all ATTLS connections. This leads to a lot of noise in the trace.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / SSL 0 Future consideration

Callable service to query userid active/revoked status

Provide a callable service, possibly as a new function to r_admin to query a userid's active/revoked status. The status should take into account the user's- - Explicit revoked status - System inactive interval and last access, if not a special use...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

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