Cross posted to MVS and RACF.

We don't use OMVS and have no plans to do so except for the bare minimum 
required. I did not choose to use the 'backstop' and so code a OMVS segment on 
each user and group profile as appropriate.

Somehow I have accumulated a number of (non human) profiles with UID 0 and a 
number of duplicate UID and GID assignments (that is, the same GID assigned to 
related groups and the same UID assigned to related ID's). I got dinged n a 
recent audit and am working on my remediation strategy.

I am of the 'old school' where 'any standard is better than no standard' and 
would normally try to craft UID's and GID's in a pattern such as xxyyyyyyyy 
where xx is a major grouping and yyyyyyy is a unique number. A 'major grouping' 
could be employee, process, etc.

Does this august group think it is worthwhile to  go to the trouble of doing 
this, or should I just assign random numbers?

Thanks!!



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