Thanks much folks,

Alan Altmark provided a detailed response on VMESA-L.

-Mike

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From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Gary Detro
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: RACF and Linux for z/Series



You do Not need the H-Asm for RACF on z/VM.   You would only need it if
you want to make local modifications to the RACF environment.   Without
HASM you can run in one of two modes,   very light RACF involvement or
turn it on to have RACF manage almost everything in z/VM  (Appendix C
documents the method to change the default of DEFER to FAIL.

See the z/VM Secure Configuration Guide (SC24-6148) and the RACF program
directory.  The program directory will list everything that requires
HASM as an optional step.

HCPRWA Assemble is the key file, notice everything is set to DEFER:

HCPRWA   RB0L0001 E1  F 80  Trunc=80 Size=137 Line=120 Col=1 Alt=2

====>

  120         SYSSEC ,
X
  121
DISKP=ALLOW,DISKU=DEFER,DISKF=FAIL,DISKW=DEFER,DISKM=ON,X
  122                RDRP=ALLOW,RDRU=DEFER,RDRF=FAIL,RDRW=DEFER,RDRM=ON,
X
  123
NODEP=ALLOW,NODEU=DEFER,NODEF=FAIL,NODEW=DEFER,NODEM=ON,X
  124                CMDP=ALLOW,CMDU=DEFER,CMDF=FAIL,CMDW=DEFER,CMDM=ON,
X
  125                LANP=ALLOW,LANU=DEFER,LANF=FAIL,LANW=DEFER,LANM=ON

  126         SPACE 3



Adding HCPRWAC to CP will change HCPRWA to the following:



HCPRWA   RB0L0001 E1  F 80  Trunc=80 Size=137 Line=120 Col=1 Alt=2

====>

  120         SYSSEC ,
X
  121
DISKP=ALLOW,DISKU=FAIL,DISKF=FAIL,DISKW=FAIL,DISKM=ON, X
  122                RDRP=ALLOW,RDRU=FAIL,RDRF=FAIL,RDRW=FAIL,RDRM=ON,
X
  123
NODEP=ALLOW,NODEU=FAIL,NODEF=FAIL,NODEW=FAIL,NODEM=ON, X
  124                CMDP=ALLOW,CMDU=FAIL,CMDF=FAIL,CMDW=FAIL,CMDM=ON,
X
  125                LANP=ALLOW,LANU=FAIL,LANF=FAIL,LANW=FAIL,LANM=ON

  126         SPACE 3




Thanks,


Detro











From:   Thomas David Rivers <[email protected]>

To:     [email protected]

Date:   06/12/09 08:49 AM

Subject:        Re: RACF and Linux for z/Series

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Hi Mike,

It's my understanding that for RACF on z/VM you need
an assembler.

We have several customers using the Dignus assembler on z/VM
for this very purpose, to avoid the purchase price of HLASM on z/VM.

HLASM used to be a no-cost item on z/VM but now it carries a cost.

So, if you decide to go the "RACF on z/VM" road, we can help with
that component.

                - Dave Rivers -

> (Cross posted on VMESA-L and LINUX-390)
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have a couple of questions on using IBM's RACF as an ESM for Linux
> (z/Series or otherwise)?
>
> 1.                 There is NO version of the RACF product that runs
on Linux.  The
> RACF server must be licensed for and run on a supported platform (e.g.
> z/OS or z/VM).  Is that correct?  If z/VM, it must be 5.4 or higher?
> 2.                 If the RACF server runs on z/VM, are there any
other licensed
> program products that are co-requisite?  Is the same true for
z/OS-based
> RACF servers?
> 3.                 Are there any licensed program products that must
be installed
> on Linux?  I see reference to IBM Tivoli Directory Server, but it's
> unclear if this runs on the Linux instances or the z/Series RACF
hosts.
>
> -TIA
>
> -Mike
>

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