Password Reset using RACF command

Avinash_Gupta · New User Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Hyderabad

Hi,

I see to Security Admin part in my unit.We use the VRA (Vanguard Admin) for the RACF admin.Whenever a mainframe user id password gets revoked we have a option 6 in the VRA (which i go into from TSO) where we resume the password and reset the password.
I want to know is there any command in TSO by means of which we can resume the password of the user without using the VRA option.Please let me know.

grepusr3 · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 29

Under TSO/ISPF you can reset the user password using RACF command:

==> TSO ALU myuserid PASSWORD(mypwd) RESUME

hope this helps!

-Pelad

Avinash_Gupta · New User Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Hyderabad

Hi,

Could anybody tell me the source for RACF commands.Or any site where one can learn more about such useful RACF commands.

Avinash_Gupta · New User Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Hyderabad

Thanks Pelad!! It worked fine.

grepusr3 · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 29

Avinash,

RACF documentation:

IBM -- Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) Home page
--- www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/
--- www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/presentations.html

The IBM z/OS RACF Manuals you are looking for
OS/390
Security Server (RACF) Command Language Reference, SC28-1919
Security Server (RACF) Security Administrator's Guide, SC28-1915

z/OS
Security Server RACF Command Language Reference, SA22-7687
Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide, SA22-7683

... can be found here:
IBM Security Server and Integrated Security Services PDF files for z-OS V1R6_0
- March 2005 z-OS V1R6_0 elements and features Collection (SK3T-4269-14)
--- http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/bkserv/r6pdf/secserv.html

I think this will help you, so please, stay

secured!

-Pelad