System value commands

This table lists the specific authorities required for the system value commands.

Commands identified by (Q) are shipped with public authority *EXCLUDE. Commands shipped with public authority *EXCLUDE shows which IBM-supplied user profiles are authorized to the command. The security officer can grant *USE authority to others.

These commands do not require any authority to objects:
CHGSYSVAL (Q) 1,2 DSPSYSVAL3 RTVSYSVAL3 WRKSYSVAL 1,2, 3
1
To change some system values, you must have *ALLOBJ, *ALLOBJ and *SECADM, *AUDIT, *IOSYSCFG, or *JOBCTL special authorities.
2
To use this command as shipped by IBM, you must be signed on as QPGMR, QSYSOPR, or QSRV, or have *ALLOBJ special authority.
3
To display or retrieve auditing-related system values, you must have either *AUDIT or *ALLOBJ special authority.