Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
And if it's inactive? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Gibney, Dave [gib...@wsu.edu] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 5:35 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Frank Swarbrick
Right. Was hoping to be able to do it with a single user ID. Oh well! From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Allan Staller Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 1:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMF to capture user login history

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Sri h Kolusu
Martin, Like minds think alike :) Thanks, Kolusu -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Internal That would require an additional longon ID with a different default group/grouplist. This is a fairly common practice. One ID for everyday use and another with elevated privileges when needed. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Cameron Conacher
Sri Could you refer me to some documentation to help me better understand the differences between BUILD and OVERLAY? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2020, at 1:10 PM, Sri h Kolusu wrote: > > Cameron, > > OUTFIL is last on the list of processing. i.e > > INCLUDE > INREC > SORT > OUTREC >

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Frank Swarbrick
Thanks. Looks like there is not a way to do what I was hoping for, which would allow for a set of default groups for a user, along with one or more groups that require a user to explicitly log in to use them. For example, I am a member of 3 groups right now, and we must use GRPLIST because I

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Sri h Kolusu
> Sri > Could you refer me to some documentation to help me better > understand the differences between BUILD and OVERLAY? Cameron, In simple terms as their names suggest BUILD - builds the record from scratch Overlay - The content is overlaid. ( Any area outside the LRECL can used as Temp

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Martin Packer
Then I'm worried for you. :-) Actually, this thread has been useful to me: The idea of the "portability" of BUILD and OVERLAY versus the older forms came to me because of it. We'll see how useful that actually it... :-) Cheers, Martin Martin Packer Systems Investigator & Performance

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Cameron Conacher
Thank you both. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Sri h Kolusu wrote: > > Martin, > > Like minds think alike :) > > Thanks, > Kolusu > > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
Yes. But to do this, you will need to switch off "list of groups" processing. This option was introduced in the 1980s and most shops decided to turn it on. The concept of the "connect group" as the group specified at logon time (or if you like RACINIT time) has largely gone. What you ask could

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
If foo is connected to groups bar and baz, don't you get different permissions with LOGON FOO GROUP(BAR) and LOGON FOO GROUP(BAZ)? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Gibney, Dave
In general and with list of groups active, no. The only case of specific logon group dependency I know of is the DFHSM situation Radoslaw mentioned. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On > Behalf Of Seymour J Metz > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 1:35 PM > To:

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Martin Packer
Quick synopsis: * BUILD creates the record from scratch. Also the same as INREC, OUTREC, OUTFIL OUTREC - but nice in that you could move it from one to another. * OVERLAY overwrites specified fields. Similarly movable. Hoping this helps. Cheers, Martin Martin Packer Systems Investigator &

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Gibney, Dave
Then yes. I think the last time this was surveyed n RACF-L, very few shops run with it inactive. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On > Behalf Of Seymour J Metz > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 2:45 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMF to capture

Re: emptying a PDS: was RE: [IBM-MAIN] getting XCFAS down

2020-10-26 Thread R.S.
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Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread R.S.
Yes, To be correct and accurate: z/OS with RACF. And correct SMF customization - that means SMF30 and SMF80 are collected. And SMF data are archived. That mean one may read SMF archives using IRRADU00. The output is (huge) text file, quite well described in RACF Macros and Interfaces manual.

Re: A gentle introduction to configuring VTAM

2020-10-26 Thread Mike Wawiorko
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Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Cameron Conacher
Hello Kolusu, Yes that is correct. Below I have included my SORT statements that work for me. The issue I had was that originally, I also had an OUTREC BUILD IFTHEN. When that was present, I had an error with the record length of the TRACEIT file. I am copying the intermediate file (after INREC

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Jake Anderson
Hello Thank you. What If the end user is using an SNA application without tso ? Can I still use record 30 ? On Mon, 26 Oct, 2020, 4:58 pm Allan Staller, wrote: > Classification: Internal > > Type 30 subtype 4 or 5 > > Will be generated for each TSO LOGON. Also SMF type 4, SMF type 5, could >

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Internal Type 30 is generated at address space creation for all work. This would not apply to (e.g. CICS logons). That information would be provided by CICS. CICS Would cut type 30's, but those would be for the CICS address space, not the individual logons within the address

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Internal YES -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jake Anderson Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 8:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMF to capture user login history [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization.

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Internal Type 30 subtype 4 or 5 Will be generated for each TSO LOGON. Also SMF type 4, SMF type 5, could be used as an alternative (if you still have them). Parsing out the 1 section of the type 30 , subtype 4 or 5 is pretty trivial. Althoulg variable in format, that section

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Charles Mills
Probably not, but more details would be necessary. "An SNA application" is a pretty wide net. APPC transactions are potentially recorded in SMF 30. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jake Anderson Sent:

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread R.S.
W dniu 26.10.2020 o 18:14, Charles Mills pisze: No. The OP did not specify TSO (or any other subsystem). The OP wrote "I would like to fetch a user's logon history like when he was logged with all time intervals." I have no time to check it, so I may be wrong, but I believe every logon cut

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Cameron Conacher
Thank you Sri. This is helpful. On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 1:10 PM Sri h Kolusu wrote: > Cameron, > > OUTFIL is last on the list of processing. i.e > > INCLUDE > INREC > SORT > OUTREC > OUTFIL > > > So your traceit will be printed after OUTREC. Ideally I would use an > OVERLAY instead of BUILD,

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Charles Mills
No. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 8:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMF to capture user login history On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:33:38 +, Allan

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
GTF -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Paul Gilmartin [000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 11:53 AM To:

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Internal I believe it does. However, the OP was asking about TSO. In that case, the answer is definitely yes. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 10:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
Yes, and that may be the most reasonable way to go for some installations; the devil is in the details. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Frank Swarbrick

Re: DFSORT Question

2020-10-26 Thread Sri h Kolusu
Cameron, OUTFIL is last on the list of processing. i.e INCLUDE INREC SORT OUTREC OUTFIL So your traceit will be printed after OUTREC. Ideally I would use an OVERLAY instead of BUILD, so that I can see what exactly what was picked. I optimized your control cards a bit so (clubbed multiple

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
A multiuser address space like CICS or Wylbur will not cut type 30 records for users logging on and logging off. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Jake

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Charles Mills
No. The OP did not specify TSO (or any other subsystem). The OP wrote "I would like to fetch a user's logon history like when he was logged with all time intervals." Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Allan

Re: z/osmf Network Configuration Assistant

2020-10-26 Thread Mike Wawiorko
If you are going beyond 2-3 simple rules you'll love NCA in ZOSMF once you get it going. Chances of getting what you want is minimal with more than half a dozen complex rules if coding it manually. Health Check proves you have valid syntax and lets you check your work. Mike Wawiorko

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread R.S.
Yes, obviously! But ...no. To explain: there is an option in RACF, called GRPLIST. Vast majority of installations use GRPLIST, but few use NOGRPLIST. 1. YES For NOGRPLIST you may belong to meny group, but only one connection at the time is "active"  - that means you logon as Frank, FRANK1

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:33:38 +, Allan Staller wrote: > >Type 30 is generated at address space creation for all work. > Does that include OMVS fork()? Seems like overkill given that some jobs may do copious forks. Does ATTACH, which doesn't create an address space, get logged likewise? --

z/osmf Network Configuration Assistant

2020-10-26 Thread Keith Gooding
Is anyone using this to maintain AT-TLS policies or any other policies ? Any views on NCA vs manual editing of the policy file ? When I first encountered AT-TLS I used the Windows version to generate a simple policy file for one type of application and thereafter did manual edits to the

Re: SMF to capture user login history

2020-10-26 Thread Frank Swarbrick
Curious question. Is it possible to have a single user ID with different privileges depending on what group you specify when logging in (to TSO, for example)? From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Seymour J Metz Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 8:05