PM89780: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z V8.5.0: RSE STARTED TASK RECEIVES SECURITY ERRORS TRYING TO ACCESS ISPZINT

8.5.1.6: UI24911 PTF for Rational Developer for System z Host Options
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z v8.5.0: RSE started task
  receives security errors trying to access ISPZINT. The following
  messages were issued by Top Secret for the securiy violation:
  
  TSS7250E 136 J=RDZRSED A=RDZRSE TYPE=PROGRAM  RESOURCE=ISPZINT
  TSS7251E Access Denied to PROGRAM <ISPZINT>
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.RDz auditor                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.Enhancement to add audit logging     *
  *                         for z/OS UNIX based file actions.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  01.Enhancement to add audit logging for z/OS UNIX based file
     actions.
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.This change involved adding logAudit() interfaces to
     ServerLogger and UniversalServerUtilities along with calls
     to the logAudit() methods from places in the USS server
     function that access and/or modify files. This was added so
     that customers requiring audit information about accessed
     files have a means of accumulating that data. This should
     have no impact on those who don't need audit logging but,
     for those who do, it provides new function.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• FEKFCLIE FEKFDST0 FEKFDST1 FEKFDST2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RD/Z HOST

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0723

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY UK98515

     UP13/10/31 I 1000

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