> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Andy Robertson > > Hello > > another newbie question > > Z/VM 5.3 with RACF > > there are a number of system components set up as virtual machines eg > > PERFSVM > WAKEUP > FTPSERVE > TCPIP > VMSERVR > VMSERVU > VMSERVS > OPERSYMP > EREP > DISKACNT > TCPIP > DTCVSW2 > DTCVSW1 > > > should we do anything special to stop these machines RACF password > expiring?
Haven't worked with RACF on VM in over a decade, but in RACF on z/OS there is the concept of "protected" user IDs; ones that are not assigned passwords at all, that are commonly used for z/OS "started tasks" and might be adaptable to XAUTOLOGged VMs. The drawback to them is they cannot be used for logon via any means that requires entry of a password. RACF on z/OS also allows for setting individual passwords "non-expiring"; perhaps RACF on VM does likewise? -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390