DELETEP (Delete a Password) Statement

The DELETEP statement is used to delete an entry in the PASSWORD data set. If a control entry is deleted, all the secondary entries for that data set are also deleted. If a secondary entry is deleted, only that entry is deleted. When the control entry for an online DASD data set is deleted, the protection status in the DSCB is set to indicate that the data set is no longer protected.

The syntax of the DELETEP statement is:

Label	Statement	Parameters
[label]	DELETEP	DSNAME=name [,PASWORD1=current-password] [,CPASWORD=control-password] [,VOL=device=(list)]

where:

DSNAME=name: specifies the fully qualified name of the data set whose password entry is to be deleted. The name must not exceed 44 characters, including delimiters.
PASWORD1=current-password: specifies the password in the entry to be deleted. If PASWORD1 is not coded, the operator is prompted for the current password.
CPASWORD=control-password: CPASWORD must be specified unless the control entry is being deleted, in which case PASWORD1 specifies the control password.
VOL=device=(list): specifies the device type and serial numbers of the volumes, limited to 50, that contain the data sets. If only one serial number is listed, it need not be enclosed in parentheses. Multiple serial numbers should be separated with commas.
If omitted, the protection status in the DSCB is not changed, unless the data set is cataloged and online. This parameter is not necessary for secondary password entries, or if the desired protection status in the DSCB is already set.