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Pass CA-TSS informational message to FTP user as signon

FTP users do not see informational messages (last used, password expiring, etc.) from CA-TopSecret at signon. FTP Server needs to be able to pass these messages back to user. Here's CA's comments on FTP and informational signon messages. We (CA) h...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance z/OS FTP to allow copying Datasets cataloged with SSA

z/OS FTP does not support to copy Datasets that are cataloged using an SSA (system specific alias). Either it does not work or a wrong dataset may be copied in certain circumstances e.g. SSAZOS.SYS1.SAMPLIB may point to a z/OS SMP Target Dataset S...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

z/os to be able to change tape cat code

hello, our z/VM team currently performs this task for us. via something called DFSMSRM, this includes a better Q LIB VOL command as well as set volcat volume by chance can z/OS have similar capabilities?
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Not under consideration

JES2 ePVT space requirement

We've recently upgraded to zOS 2.3, and JES2 now requires a large amount of ePVT storage. For us this posses a problem as require over 1200MB of ECSA. Currently we flip flopping applications as they are required. Is there any way to reduce the ePV...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Planned for future release

ISPF Dialogs Using REXX to Access ISPF T

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00070648User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE98502Title: ISPF Dialogs Using REXX to Access ISPF Tables - Perf DegradationSubmitted By: US359049Originators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: William Yurkovic/Pou...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF to allow PERMITs with WHEN(PROGRAM) for zSecure custom general resource classes

I would like the ability to use conditional permits with a custom class for zSecure Command Verifier. In my case rather than use XFACILIT for zSecure Command Verifier we have opted to use our own general resource class by defining it to the CDT cl...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

RACF won't start in SSI if database disk is unavailable

Running on a z/VM 6.3.0 system in an SSI cluster, the customer's primary RACF database disk became unusable. Symptoms of the unusable database disk include: - When attempting to LOGON to a valid userid, the logon failed with message RPIMGR040T Use...
over 4 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Better Auditing for IRR.DIGTCERT.LISTRING

IRRADU00 ACCESS SUCCESS record for calls to FACILITY IRR.DIGTCERT.LISTRING does not show the actual RING Name. Please require RACROUTE callers to specify a RingName that can be viewed in the IRRADU00 unloaded output. Suggestion is for use of the L...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Improvements to Policy Agent

An expired key causes connection failures to DB2. Looking to improve resiliency within AT-TLS implementation
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

DFSMSdfp Use RACF to protect and control the use of DFSMSdfp dataclass

Datasets are allocated with different characteristics. To prevent allocation of dataset with wrong characteristics we protect certain dataclasses against common use. We basically only control it by using the read-only variables &GROUP and &am...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Not under consideration

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