z/OS Security Server RACF Messages and Codes
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Descriptor code descriptions

z/OS Security Server RACF Messages and Codes
SA23-2291-00

Descriptor codes indicate the significance of a message. Specifically, descriptor codes let the user know the status of the system itself or that of a specific task:
  • Has it stopped processing?
  • Is it waiting for another action to be completed?
  • Or, is it continuing to process?

In addition, this code determines how the system displays and delete the message.

Code
Description
1
System Failure

The message indicates an unrecoverable error. To continue, the operator must reIPL the system or restart a major subsystem.

2
Immediate Action Required

The message indicates that the operator must perform an action immediately. The message issuer can be in a wait state until the action is performed, or the system needs the action as soon as possible to improve performance. The task waits for the operator to complete the action.

Note: When an authorized program issues a message with descriptor code 2, a DOM macro instruction must be issued to delete the message after the requested action is performed.
4
System Status

The message indicates the status of a system task or of a hardware unit.

6
Job Status

The message indicates the status of a job or job step.

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