PASSWORD


>>-+----------------------------------------+------------------><
   '-+-PASsword-+--(--+-ddn------------+--)-'   
     '-PSWD-----'     | .-,----------. |        
                      | V            | |        
                      '---dsn--/pswd-+-'

PASSWORD specifies the passwords that DFSMSdss uses for password-protected data sets for all dump operations. (DFSMSdss bypasses password checking for RACF-protected data sets.) DFSMSdss requires this keyword only when the following apply:

You do not have the required access for volume-level RACF® DASDVOL or RACF DATASET.
The installation authorization exit does not bypass the checks.
You do not want a prompt for the VSAM data sets password.

Note:

Specify the passwords for all data sets that do not have RACF protection but do have password protection. A utility invoked by DFSMSdss may prompt the operator for a password during processing. You can control authorization checking by using the installation authorization exit.
Actual data set passwords that are specified in your input command stream are not printed in the SYSPRINT output.

The preferred method of protection is catalog protection through an access control facility, such as RACF. Catalog passwords are not supported to facilitate disaster recovery operations, application data transfers, and data set migration.

ddn: Specifies the name of the DD statement that identifies the sequential data set or member of a partitioned data set that contains data set names and their passwords. This data set must contain card-image records in DFSMSdss command syntax format.
dsn/pswd: dsn is a fully qualified data set name. pswd is its password. If no password follows the slash (/), dsn is treated as though it were ddn.