No, when RACF wouldn't be there, I too counted on LNKNOPAS for some crucial users (like my own and MAINT). But, a redapswd of ALL might help some other SVMs they might turn out being useful.
2011/5/16 Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com> > Would you not want all of the passwords to survive in that instance? > > > Regards, > Richard Schuh > > > > > ------------------------------ > (for crucial minidisks I let the ALL read password survive, just for the > case I'd be forced to IPL without RACF) > > -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support