Mark, One of my former clients had a Courion product (don't know if it was PasswordCourier) that would send Windows password changes to its software agent running on the mainframe to sync passwords. I believe it would also optionally take a password change entered on the mainframe and propagate it out to other platforms, which I assume could include another mainframe. Since you already have the product, this may be worth investigating.
As others have mentioned, RRSF is also a good option. A colleague of mine set up RRSF at a bank where he was formerly employed and found it to work very well. If you are only concerned with RACF to RACF synchronization, I would tend to favor RRSF over solutions such as Courion as it is (a) designed for just this one specific function, (b) doesn't require additional software licensing or costs, and (c) doesn't rely on software running on other platforms to carry out the propagation. I suggest giving further consideration to merging databases as it could simplify RACF administration as well as solve the problem you are trying to address. It is not as daunting an effort as it might seem at first. For ideas on merging databases, see our recently updated presentation on this topic at the following url: http://www.rshconsulting.com/RSHpres/RSH_Consulting__Merging_RACF_Databases_ _June_2008.pdf or http://preview.tinyurl.com/5ges78 Regards - Bob Robert S. Hansel LTCOL - USMCR-Retired (1976-1997) RSH Consulting, Inc. www.rshconsulting.com 617-969-8211 -----Original Message----- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:24:11 -0700 From: "Mark T. Regan, K8MTR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: TPX and two RACF systems We also have the Courion PasswordCourier product installed. It's mainly used to reset passwords via a web or phone interface, so only the IP interface is being used. Does anyone know if it has a VTAM 3270 interface of any kind so that TPX can use a ACL to change the password using it? Thanks Mark T. Regan, K8MTR CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
