Installing the browse mode RACF facility

z/OS® Debugger browse mode can be controlled by either the browse mode RACF® facility, through the EQAOPTS BROWSE command, or both. For an overview of browse mode and how to control it, see Debugging in browse mode in the IBM® z/OS Debugger User's Guide.

If you want to use RACF to enforce one of the following situations, you must install the browse mode RACF facility:
  • Debug programs in a production environment (or some other environment) where you want to control whether z/OS Debugger users can modify the contents of storage or alter program flow
  • Restrict the use of z/OS Debugger to certain users
Note: If you have defined a generic Facility class profile (for example, *.*), you might have to install the browse mode RACF facilities described below, even if neither of the previous considerations apply. For example, if you have a generic Facility class profile of *.* with UACC(NONE) and you do not install the browse mode RACF facilities described below, no users would be allowed to use z/OS Debugger.
To install the browse mode RACF facility, your security administrator must do the following tasks:
  1. Choose one or both RACF facilities associated with the browse mode facility to install, then install the chosen facilities.
  2. Set up the default user access to the facility.
  3. Authorize those users that need access other than the default access.

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