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Reverse MAKEFILE

We're trying to move to the IBM recommended /etc/ipnodes host table from the legacy ADDRINFO/SITEINFO format. We recently noticed that we were missing the TCPIP.HOSTS.LOCAL source used by the MAKEFILE command to create the ADDRINFO/SITEINFO datase...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

GSE UK RACF Enhancements

See attached file
about 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Add an exit point to Language Environment to support time virtualization software

Time virtualization software like ASG-ValidDate or IBM-Hour Glass requires users to apply a user mod to Language Environment programs CEEEV003, CELHV003, CEEPLPKA, and CELQLIB to support returning virtual times for native language intrinsic functi...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

INTERFACE statement for Static VIPA doesn't support subnet mask parm

Interface statement for Static VIPA doesn't support subnet mask parm.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

New Access for RACF Profiles IRR.*

in the security Administrators Guide it is written : Access authority to theIRR.PASSWORD.RESETIRR.PWRESET.OWNERIRR.PWRESET.TREEIRR.PWRESET.EXCLUDE Read Access Permits use of the PASSWORD operand to change auser's password to the default password v...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

JOBNAME stored in a Program Object

Customer noted that after a IEBCOPY of a Progam Library from PDS to PDSE, the JOBNAME appears in the header of Program Objects obtained in PDSE. This information is considered useless and misleading in the customer operational environment. The req...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Program Management/Binder 1 Future consideration

Enhance SERVAUTH to add "ok to transfer" HFS check for SFTP

Today Comm Server always supports a saf check for any attempt made to FTP an HFS/ZFS via the resource EZB.FTP.sysname.ftpdaemonname.ACCESS.HFS . We would like to see a similar call to SAF made for any attempts to transfer an HFS/ZFS via SFTP as well.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 2 Future consideration

RACF ? Encryption enhancement for the password envelope

RACF Password envelopes are used to synchronize Passwords from RACF to IBM Security Identity Manager for all users. The encryption of the password enevelope is expressed as being Triple DES with 168 bit key length. However, security regulation may...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Capability for customizing the ISPVCALL output dataset location.

Customer want to customize the output volume (UNIT) for the ISPF trace ISPVCALL. The output dataset is 'userid.ISPVCALL.TRACE'. <present behavior>module ISPVCALL tries to allocate trace dataset with hardcoded unitnames SYSALLDA and then SYSD...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

FASTREPLICAITON(REQ) keyword doesn't work with flashing datasets to GMed volumes

Please make FCTOPPRCPrimary(PRESMIRREQ) and FASTREPLICATION(REQ) work for GMed Primary volumes. Today, it only works with Metro Mirror volumes. In out installation, we only have one disk in Chantilly that's being GM to Omaha.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SDM 3 Future consideration

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