Dave, Sorry, but I actually disagree with Master catalog access being an integrity issue.
I would classify it as a security issue rather than an integrity issue. The normal controls on the operating system are working correctly and are not being bypassed, so I don't see that as an integrity issue. Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw Consultant working on contract for BMC mainframe Services by RSM Partners ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Gibney, David Allen Sent: 17 September 2020 02:23 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: How get a user to use his own catalog rather than master? A normal user with authority to update the master catalog is a potential system integrity concern. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of CM Poncelet > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:00 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: How get a user to use his own catalog > rather than master? > > In short-speak, yes. A user can use his own catalog rather than the > master catalog, howbeit via the MCAT's then containing an entry > pointing at the user's logon ID as an hlq (or similar) in the user's UCAT. > Anything can be done with a bit of frigging around. But the question > is, why and is it worth it? > > BTW Yes, I agree that all system changes should always be done in > batch and not 'interactively'. > > Just my ha'penny. > > > > On 16/09/2020 04:37, Charles Mills wrote: > > Yeah, I am slowly learning that. :-/ > > > > Charles > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM- > m...@listserv.ua.edu] On Behalf Of David Spiegel > > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:40 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: How get a user to use his own catalog > > rather > than master? > > > > Hi Charles, > > I have a self-imposed rule: Always do it in Batch (rather than via > > TSO and/or ISPF). > > This has at least 2 benefits: > > 1) It's repeatable and a history is automatically kept (assuming > > that you save every Batch Job). > > 2) You get to learn the Utilities faster. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO > > IBM-MAIN . > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
