> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour
J.)
> 
> In <4e57892f.4060...@bremultibank.com.pl>, on 08/26/2011
>    at 01:53 PM, "R.S." <r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl> said:
> 
> >I disagree, that means: what's wrong with UID(0) for such scripts?
> 
> Plenty, over and above violating the principle of least privilege.
> 
> In another life I had RACF special and had free reign as long as I

ITYM "free rein".  A subtle but significant difference.  :-)

> sent an e-mail explaining what I had done and why. The SOB with RACF
> special wouldn't give me UID(0) for my normal userid ;-)

Well, give "the SOB with RACF special" a "Meritorious Attaboy"!  :-D

    -jc-

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