What are RACF groups?

What are RACF groups?

A group is a RACF entity with which any number of users are associated. Usually, the users in a group have some logical relationship to one another. The relationship used most frequently is members of a department. Many installations pattern their group-user structure after their organization charts.

What is the default group name in RACF?

The DEFAULT GROUP field specifies the RACF-defined group to which the person is assigned by default. If the field is blank, the person is assigned to the current connect group of the administrator who enrolls the person.

How do I create a group in RACF?

Use the ADDGROUP command to define a new group to RACF®. The command adds a profile for the new group to the RACF database. It also establishes the relationship of the new group to the superior group you specify. Group profiles consist of a BASE segment and, optionally, other segments such as DFP and OMVS.

What is a RACF ID?

A RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) ID (identifier) is the ID used to access the Judicial Information System (JIS) Mainframe and Web applications and the Inside Courts Web site. Your individual CJE records are only available to you via your RACF ID and password.

What is RACF in mainframe?

Resource Access Control Facility or RACF provides the tools to manage user access to critical resources. RACF is an add-on software product that provides basic security for a mainframe system (examples of other security software packages include ACF2 and Top Secret, both from Computer Associates).

How do I change the default group in RACF?

Look at the AUTH field in the portion of the RACF information that describes the group you belong to. The field must specify that you have at least USE authority. Change your default connect group. The group name is the name of the group you want to make your default group when you log on.

How do you create a group in Unix?

To create a new group type groupadd followed by the new group name. The command adds an entry for the new group to the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files. Once the group is created, you can start adding users to the group .

What is groupadd?

The groupadd command creates a new group account using the values specified on the command line plus the default values from the system. The new group will be entered into the system files as needed.

What is a RACF user?

What are the elements of a RACF group?

Two of the fundamental elements of RACF® are users and groups. Users, of course, are the many people who log on to a system, each with a unique user ID. Administration of a small number of users is not too difficult.

What’s the maximum number of users you can connect to in RACF?

Specifies the RACF-defined user to be connected to, or modified in, the group specified in the GROUP operand. If you are specifying more than one user, you must enclose the user IDs in parentheses. In general, the maximum number of users you can connect to one group is 5957.

When to ignore the ADSP attribute in RACF?

RACF ignores the ADSP attribute at LOGON/job initiation if SETROPTS NOADSP is in effect. Specifies that the user is not to have the ADSP attribute. If you are creating a connection and omit both ADSP and NOADSP, NOADSP is the default. A user attribute of ADSP specified on the ADDUSER or ALTUSER command overrides NOADSP as a connect attribute.

Which is the prefix for the RACF subsystem name?

The subsystem prefix can be either the installation-defined prefix for RACF (1 – 8 characters) or, if no prefix has been defined, the RACF subsystem name followed by a blank. If the command prefix was registered with CPF, you can use the MVS command D OPDATA to display it or you can contact your RACF security administrator.