> -----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-
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