Pommier, Rex wrote:

>Is anybody using the old encryption key manager for tape encryption? 

Not me, so please do not take me seriously. Ok? ;-)


>I'm working on setting it up using RACF as my key store.  The documentation 
>that comes with it says specifically that the userid that the EKM runs under 
>does not need to be UID=0.  However, when I try to start the EKM software, if 
>I start it with the userid having root, the software starts up just fine.  If 
>I change the UID to something non-zero, the EKM fails to start.

What about setting RACF AUDIT on for that id (ATTRIBUTES=UAUDIT ) (and stop 
start the EKM software to pick u the changes) and perhaps turn on auditing 
(success and failure) for profiles in one class after the other until you get 
the profile?


> I can't find anything in the doc that says what authority I need to give the 
> EKM userid and the extent of error messages I get is this (no RACF 
> violations):

>No symmetric keys in symmetricKeySet, LTO drives cannot be supported.
>Does anybody have any thoughts offhand as to what authorizations I should give 
>this ID - or are others running this as root?  

What about trying z/OS SSL Trace? (GSKSRVR and friends)


>I'm thinking of just starting down the IRR.DIGTCERT type profiles granting 
>access to see if I can find it but I'd rather not just shoot from the hip on 
>this.  

It could help. AFAIK, IRR.DIGTCERT.<???> has no relevance with the UID status, 
but I could be wrong, especially if your certs and keys are not stored in RACF.

Alternatively try to contact the vendor of EKM. As I stated, I have NO 
knowledge about that.

Good luck!

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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