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Add fuction: RMM CV command to change sysid with FORCE

Add fuction: RMM CV command to change the assigned SYSID with FORCE If a customer is running multiple LPARs that are sharing a CDS, we generally see CATSYSID(*) but if a customer is running multiple LPARS and not sharing the CDS, the SYSID could l...
about 14 hours ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Submitted

add the search volume command (sv) on assigned SYSTEM ID

We can display the assigned system ID and would be good to have the fuction to do a search by the assigned SYSTEM ID For example: Creation: Date = 2021/287 Time = 09:33:18 System ID = IBM1 Assign: Date = 2024/349 Time = 09:20:56 System ID = SYSTEM...
about 14 hours ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Submitted

Modernization of IBM zOS USS Environment

Looking to modernizing the IBM zOS USS environment to enhance its compatibility with contemporary POSIX standards and utilities. The current system, while robust, lacks certain modern features that are essential for efficient and streamlined opera...
13 days ago in z/OS / USS 0 Submitted

z/OSMF REST TSO API.

We use the command "zowe zos-tso issue command "exec somerexx"" extensively, to reuse some of our existing REXX on Z. This causes problems sometimes, when a legacy REXX calls another legacy REXX that calls another ..., and somewhere a panel pops u...
about 19 hours ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

zOSMF - Dataset and File Search - Favorites for search strings

Currently you can only add favorites for files using the "Send to Desktop" option from the 3 dots next to a file, but not a favorite for the search that brought up a group of files. For example, There are 6 libraries for a product that you manage ...
1 day ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

C fopen() SMS attributes to create a file

We use Zfile class to access Z/OS file using Java. Zfile use fopen to manage Z/OS files. Unfortunatelly fopen() C primitive doesn't have MGMTCLAS, DATACLAS, STORCLAS SMS JCL attributes. So with Zfile, i can use SMS attributes to allocate an SMS fi...
2 days ago in z/OS / LE 0 Submitted

Add sudo command into the base install USS security

Integrating sudo like Linux has would improve security by being able to use superuser privileges on a case-by-case basis rather than having all of your commands be superuser authorized. We'd also be able to set restrictions and timeouts in the sud...
2 months ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 8 Under review

DFSMSrmm ONLYIF with BEGIN and END

Currently ONLYIF support in EDGRMMxx and DEFTABLE effects the next command/parameter, for every paramter/command you would require an ONLYIF statement. By providing support that includes a block of commands/statement, will reduce the size and comp...
5 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Submitted

RACF validation of external generated JWTs with fully OIDC support

Currently, RACF can only validate JWTs based on the IDTDATA definitions within RACF itself. In times of multi-platform solutions and higher security demands this is no longer adequate. Modern architectures consinsts of at least front ends and mayb...
20 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

ADRDSSU enhanced Unix Support

UNIX Support for ADRDSSU was introduces with the DFSMShsm Enhancements for Backup of Unix Files. The current DSS Design for USS files doesn't allow to use DSS with the same comfort for USS files as for classic datasets, as there is no support of s...
15 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Submitted

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