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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories RACF
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 18, 2014

Provide logging of interactive superuser activities

Our security policy requires that the use of "privileged utilities" which includes root access (uid=0 / superuser) must provide logging of the use of the utility. This includes logging what the user is doing while in superuser mode.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Nov 30, 2022
    This item is a valid requirement but unlikely to be given high enough priority to be placed into the product plan. If this requirement is high value, please re-open it, or open a new requirement.
  • Guest
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    Dec 20, 2016

    I would prefer to see this outside of the security subsystem - perhaps a special lpar wide .su_history file similar to the .sh_history that each user has. This would go a very LONG way to satisfying auditors.

  • Guest
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    Jun 29, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - zSeries Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - RACF
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - IBM Crypto & Security Council

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - zSeries Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - USS
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - IBM Crypto & Security Council

  • Guest
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    Dec 19, 2014

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #63655 in product z/OS.