RACF

IRRDBU00 is the IBM RACF database unload utility that can be used to create a sequential file from a RACF database. The sequential file produced can then be used to: View the RACF environment configuration Used as input for programs Manipulated with sort/merge utilities Be loaded into a database manager […]

It is important to understand what owning a RACF resource really means to avoid security misconfigurations and the introduction of security vulnerabilities in your mainframe environment. In this article, I will try to explain the concept of a RACF resource OWNER, and describe what the OWNER can actually do. Let’s […]

Different levels of authority and RACF attributes allow you to issue different types of RACF commands. In this article we will see which RACF commands one can issue with each level of authority and attributes. System Special or Group Special Attribute Command Operands ADDSD With all operands ADDGROUP With all […]

The RACF Class Descriptor Table (CDT) contains information that directs the processing of general resources. The CDT contains the names and attributes of the general resource classes that can be used by RACF. The class descriptor table has two parts: The static Class Descriptor Table: It contains 2 modules: ICHRRCDX […]