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    Support EZANS as part of z/OS Communications Server

    The EZANS Netstat dialogue is a vital tool for suporting z/OS Communications Server TCPIP. It is not supoorted and is frozen as a level of z/OS 1.12.IBM should formally support EZANS as part of z/OS Communications Server:1. to accept PMRs for faul...
    over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Change authorization to the LISTDSD and RLIST commands and remove access from ID without any privileges.

    The current access to the LISTDSD/RLIST commands allow TSO users to build an access list of all dataset and resource it has access to. This allow the ID to explore any mistake in RACF rule and build attack vectors without logging. remove the follo...
    5 months ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    zSORT should be able to use Virtual Flash Memory instead of using disk in case of memory shortage

    Today, many financial companies use Virtual Flash Memory (VFM) in their zSystems. However, this feature has a limited number of users on z/OS. And there's also TBs of memory on VFM. Why DFSORT or DB2 SORT utilites do not use VFM to improve the per...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 1 Not under consideration

    Desirable new feature: GROUP revoke inactive days and consequently new user inactivity policy

    We have set SETROPTS INACTIVE(60) and this is applicable for all users. However, we have some specific users with the requirement not to be revoked after 60 days but more than this value. So, Inactivity should be helpful to be defined as group att...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

    Simple documented configuration of passphrase complexity rules

    I am familiar with IRRPHREX option. However, I would like a simpler option that is managed and displayed in SETROPTS. I don't need extensive customizability, I really only need to enforce minimum length of 15 rather than 9. I can do it with IRRPHR...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

    Command required to filter all the userid if it contain S# data.

    We are Monitoring all our ID's which will help us keep track of all the id we own, if there is any changes in the id we will be alerted and we can take action on it. how can we identify that id is our's? we will add S#=XXXXXX with our ID's to know...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Create New SMF Record subtype for ACEECHK Warnings

    When enabling ACEECHK class in RACF to detect ACEE modification detection events, only IRR421I is issued to the syslog. This request is to have a SMF80 subtype record created to log these events so they can be easily researched among recent or arc...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    SYSLOGD zIIP eligable

    Since z/OS V3R1 backported to V2R5 (PH47666), SYSLOGD provides the possibility to send logs to remote systems. This open's a whole new world, like connecting systems to Splunk in a very easy way. In times of every MIPS count, this new possibilitie...
    11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Changes on USER's profile to take effect without requiring re-login of an already logged-on user

    This will be useful as it eliminates the need for a already logged user to log out and log back in after changes on user's profile (e.g. connected groups) .
    4 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Save the selection of the “Retain Last Selection” option after leaving the SDSF Panel

    With z/OS 3.1 a new option "Retain last selection" for the SDSF confirmation of action characters was introduced. The Retain last selection option can be used to default the action character confirmation with the last used value for the duration t...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

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