security program for the system. The batch job
owner is specified on the USER parameter on the
JOB statement or inherited from the submitter of the
job. This user ID identifies a RACF user profile.
OMVS user ID: A numeric value between 0 and
2147483647, called a UID (or sometimes a user
number), that identifies a user to OpenEdition
services. These numbers appear in the RACF user
profile for the user.
A user ID is equivalent to an account on a UNIX-type
system. (4) A symbol identifying a system user.
(5) Synonymous with user identification.
user name. (1) In RACF, one to 20 alphanumeric
characters that represent a RACF-defined user. (2) In
OpenEdition MVS, a string that is used to identify a
user.
user profile. A description of a RACF-defined user
that includes the user ID, user name, default group
name, password, profile owner, user attributes, and
other information. A user profile can include information
for subsystems such as TSO and DFP. See
TSO
segment
and
DFP segment
.
Vverification. See
user identification and verification
.
VERIFY request. The issuing of the RACROUTE
macro with REQUEST=VERIFY specified. A VERIFY
request is used to verify the authority of a user to enter
work into the system. The VERIFY request replaces the
RACINIT function.
VERIFYX request. The issuing of the RACROUTE
macro with REQUEST=VERIFYX specified. A VERIFYX
request verifies a user and builds a UTOKEN, and
handles the propagation of submitter ID.
VM. A licensed program that controls “virtual
machines” and runs on two main command languages,
CP and CMS. Can be VM/SP, VM/HPO, VM/XA, or
VM/ESA.
Wworkspace data sets. VSAM data sets used by RACF
for queuing requests sent to and received from target
nodes in an RRSF environment.
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