UNIX commands

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Take Action commands that are issued on the Tivoli® Enterprise Portal with any of the following prefixes are issued as UNIX commands:

  • OMVS:, Omvs:, or omvs:
  • UNIX:, Unix:, or unix:

By default, only user IDs that are defined for z/OS® UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX) and have superuser, or root, authority are allowed to issue UNIX commands through the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.

Use RACF® commands to define user IDs for z/OS UNIX. The z/OS UNIX attributes are maintained in the OMVS segment of the RACF user profile.

Follow these guidelines to enable users with Tivoli Enterprise Portal user IDs to issue UNIX commands:
  • The Tivoli Enterprise Portal user ID must be defined in RACF.
  • The profile that is associated with the RACF user ID must contain an OMVS segment.
  • In the OMVS segment, the z/OS UNIX user identifier (UID) must have a value of 0 (superuser).

For more information, see Enabling security validation on a z/OS hub in the OMEGAMON shared documentation.