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List:       racf-l
Subject:    Re: Netview Access Services (NVAS) and System Special
From:       Steve Talbot-Walsh <steve () talbot-walsh ! com>
Date:       2007-08-24 15:16:00
Message-ID: 20070824151622.870E6461011 () smtp-out-68 ! livemail ! co ! uk
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John

This behaviour is configurable within NVAS via the &RACSPEC global macro
variable (I think) within the sample or modified NVAS Administration Exit
(EMSELGNX).

Regards
Steve

>-----Original Message-----
>From: RACF Discussion List [mailto:RACF-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
>Behalf Of JOHN TRIMBLE
>Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 4:11 PM
>To: RACF-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Netview Access Services (NVAS) and System Special
>
>We discovered this morning that one of our System Programmers
>had System Special in RACF where he didn't have it yesterday.
>We searched SMF and didn't find any commands to give him that
>authority.  Then we found out that he had given his ID
>"administrator" authority in NVAS and that seems to be how his
>ID got System Special.  I am wondering if this is normal
>behavior with NVAS.  Is there anyway to prevent it from happening?
>
>John Trimble
>Sallie Mae
>Sr Info Security Analyst
>RACF
>(317)806-0269
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