Won't DIRMAINT BATCH do what you want fairly easily? Using XEDIT, create a file of "DIRM FOR xxxxxxxx NEEDPASS NO" commands for those users with this requirement (or nicety) and execute a "DIRM BATCH fn ft fm" command from MAINT.
Ron Schmiedge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@listserv.uark.edu> 11/09/2007 04:23 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@listserv.uark.edu> To IBMVM@listserv.uark.edu cc Subject Re: dirm needpass no Jim, Couldn't you use the "big hammer" approach and update the needpass value for all your user admin people from someone who can, like MAINT? A list of the users combined with enough EXEC DIRMAINT commands in one exec, run it and go on to something else? I recall having to do that for a different option that changed changed its default value between DIRMAINT on VM/ESA and DIRMAINT on z/VM 4.4. Ron On 11/9/07, Jim Bohnsack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still having problems with NEEDPASS. I have every id that acts as > an admin to the directory or as a system support person listed as > authorized for every DIRMAINT command in AUTHFOR CONTROL. I don't see > Kris's connection in his posting re: the 1x0CMDS file. The > authorization level required for each command is included in the AUTHFOR > file for each user. I tried just editing the DVHOPT entry for an id > that was included in AUTHFOR and changing the record to specify NPW0. > Even after restarting DIRMAINT on that test system, I had to still enter > the DIRM NEEDPASS NO on that id to be able to do a DIRM FOR /userid / GET. > > I would like to be able to switch to the z/VM 5.3 level of DIRMAINT > without having to try to explain to the userid admin people that before > that can do something to the directory, they have to issue the DIRM > NEEDPASS NO command from their own userid. > > Jim >
