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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories RACF
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 2, 2023

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Add a set of return codes in RACF r_secmgtoper documentation for empty non-boolean character fields

r_secmgtoper does not validate a field that has no field data in it, and creates an ALTUSER racf command with an empty field. The field is not suffixed with parenthesis to indicate the absence of field data. If the call is made without an EXECUTE option parameter, the return code is 0 indicating no errors.

To reproduce the above case, create an input XML with a "user" security definition with operation="set". Add a Base segment under it and a Password field with no character data in it ('<racf:password></racf:password>') under the Base segment, all under racf or saf namespace. Do not pass the EXECUTE option parameter to IRRSMO00. The returned XML contains an 'ADDUSER <userid>' and an 'ALTUSER <userid> PASSWORD' with all 0 return and reason codes.

We are adding support for r_secmgtoper under ACF2, and are looking for ways to handle inputs like these with a set of standard SAF and RACF return and reason codes. We have not found a set of return and reason codes matching this case.

In the short term, a set of Return Codes can be added to the documentation, indicating the absence of a character field, or an invalid character field, which can be returned to the caller in case r_secmgtoper finds the error before generating commands on the ESM.

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