Peter, We are running NVAS 2.1, but it has been a LONG time since we implemented it and I don't remember all of the details.
Here is link to the manuals if you don't have it already: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/NetViewAccessServices2.1.html IIRC there are 2 exits provided by IBM. One is the Logon Exit will interacts with RACF to allow NVAS to use RACF for user validation. If you don't specify a group name on the NVAS logon it will use your default group and match that to your NVAS group. All of our groups are either Public (normal users) or External (security admins and sysprogs). I think the difference between public and members of external groups can customize certain NVAS settings (order of applications on their menu, jump keys, ect. ) and public groups just use what is defined for them by the NVAS admins. The other is a administration exit. I don't think this one is required but it allows you to keep NVAS related setting in RACF and mange them from NVAS. However, IIRC this requires whomever is administrating NVAS to have the appropriate RACF security levels. That is, if they are administrating groups, they have to group special for those groups in RACF, if they are administrating the NVAS system they need RACF special. For some reason I don't think we are using the one from IBM. This information is is the Customization Manual. -- John G. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
