Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-11 Thread Seymour J Metz
לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Tom Longfellow <03e29b607131-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 8:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors External M

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-11 Thread Steve Beaver
t; Classification: Confidential > > As I said yesterday, and auditor that can spell S-M-P-E is a rarity. > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of > Joel Ewing > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:17 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-11 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Confidential As I said yesterday, and auditor that can spell S-M-P-E is a rarity. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joel Ewing Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-11 Thread Tom Longfellow
Your word and SMPLOG should back your claims. But even that will not work for the auditor that does not trust anyone or anything (which is what they THINK is their job). Many unfounded requests are based upon misunderstandings and mistrust. I agree with the general response I have seen her

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Mark Jacobs
of those known errors to give some assurance > > the risk is minimal. > > > > JC Ewing > > > > > On 12/10/24 11:20 AM, Phil Smith III wrote: > > > Can we first stop and be impressed that an auditor understands enough to > > > ask about this? > > >

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Steve Beaver
ith III wrote: >> Can we first stop and be impressed that an auditor understands enough to ask >> about this? >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >> ITschak Mugzach >> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 20

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Joel Ewing
III wrote: Can we first stop and be impressed that an auditor understands enough to ask about this? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of ITschak Mugzach Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 12:16 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Leonard D Woren
: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of ITschak Mugzach Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 12:16 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors Let your auditor access to the smp log files and find the answer himself. ITschak *| **Itschak Mugzach | Director | SecuriTeam Software

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
Thanks Kurt. That was a head slapper…. Dave Jousma Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Kurt Quackenbush Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors > is ther

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
arc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors SMPE List Log statement: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=syntax-smplog__;!!MwwqYLOC6b

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Steve Estle
SMPE List Log statement: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=syntax-smplog - As I'm sure you know typically there is a separate log for each zone - Global, Target, DLIB Also, not sure if I understood correctly but I never recommend putting SMPE logs (or CSI's) onto sysres volume - usual

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Kurt Quackenbush
> is there a IBM provided utility to print with formatting the SMP LOGS? Yes, the SMP/E LIST LOG command. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=commands-log-command Kurt Quackenbush IBM  |  z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management  |  ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
Jousma, David <01a0403c5dc1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors Not a bad idea going forward Steve. I may just supersize my SMP Log files. They’ve been pitifully smally historically

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
ct: Re: SMPE and auditors Dave, Two quick thoughts: 1. Might be good to post this on the RACF forum as my guess is it is a more "auditor" knowledgeable audience over there and possible ways to best handle... 2. Even though you don't have SMPLOG's as far back as he wants

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread ITschak Mugzach
ma > Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf > of Kurt Quackenbush > Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors > > > > &g

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
behalf of Kurt Quackenbush Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors > Well, what he was wanting to see was all the listings to see that there were > no BYPASS HOLD ERROR specified. You can't get this kind of info f

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Kurt Quackenbush
> Well, what he was wanting to see was all the listings to see that there were > no BYPASS HOLD ERROR specified. You can't get this kind of info from the CSI, so they'd have to review the SMPLOGs or APPLY output listings. But it sure seems like an odd request to me. Why not check the results

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Steve Estle
Dave, Two quick thoughts: 1. Might be good to post this on the RACF forum as my guess is it is a more "auditor" knowledgeable audience over there and possible ways to best handle... 2. Even though you don't have SMPLOG's as far back as he wants - I would still send him what you have. Hopefull

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Mike Schwab
ely write a Risk acceptance > for that. > > Dave Jousma > Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of > ITschak Mugzach <05a7ced721d8-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Date: Tuesday, Decembe

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread ITschak Mugzach
requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 12:16 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors > > > > Let your auditor access to the smp log files and find the answer himself. > > > > ITschak > > > >

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
M-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors Let your auditor access to the smp log files and find the answer himself. ITschak *| **Itschak Mugzach | Director | SecuriTeam Software **|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for Z/OS, zLinux and

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Confidential That is a rather amazing thing. That an auditor can even spell s-m-p-e -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 11:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Phil Smith III
Can we first stop and be impressed that an auditor understands enough to ask about this? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of ITschak Mugzach Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 12:16 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE and auditors Let your

Re: SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread ITschak Mugzach
Let your auditor access to the smp log files and find the answer himself. ITschak *| **Itschak Mugzach | Director | SecuriTeam Software **|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for Z/OS, zLinux and IBM I **| * *|* *Email**: i_mugz...@securiteam.co.il **|* *Mob*

SMPE and auditors

2024-12-10 Thread Jousma, David
All, I have an auditor that would like to see if there were any PTF’s applied in my environment where BYPASS HOLDERROR was specified. Its not enough for me to tell them that there weren’t any. I have been playing around with SMPE list commands, and can list PTF’s where BYPASS was specified,