The unix authorisation requirements are spelled out in the section “Checking that you have the appropriate access” in the z/OS SMP/E User guide but in the first paragraph surely “and be UID 0” should read “or be UID 0” as in the second paragraph.
Keith Gooding > On 23 May 2025, at 04:24, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > Not for a long time. The job running SMP needs to have a userid with the > proper authorization. It's spelled out. > > I prefer to have SMP run under a separate userid, and only give my base > userid the access that it needs for other work. > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי > נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of > David Spiegel <00000468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 5:59 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Subject: SysProg UID(0)? > > > External Message: Use Caution > > > Hi, > Is it absolutely necessary for SysProgs running SMP/e Jobs with USS > Maintenance to have UID(0)? > One reason I can think of is that the new files need to be owned by > UID(0)/GID(0). Another is that since "System" Directories (e.g. /usr) > are owned by UID(0)/GID(0), the new files cannot be placed there due to > the existing permission bits.) > > Please confirm/deny my reasoning. > > Thank you in advance. > > David > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
