This topic describes the organization of the RACF® database and explains how you can troubleshoot and repair it by using some of the RACF utilities.

You can get a better understanding of the contents of your RACF database by running the database unload utility, IRRDBU00. If you unload your RACF database to a sequential file (using the IRRDBU00 utility), you might uncover problems in your database that you find only when reading the profile. This utility reads every profile.

For more information about using the IRRDBU00 utility, see z/OS Security Server RACF Macros and Interfaces and z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide.

You might also find it advantageous to use the IRRUT200 RACF database verification utility program to assist in locating problems in your RACF database. For more details, see z/OS Security Server RACF System Programmer's Guide.