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'-+-PASsword-+--(--+-ddn------------+--)-'
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'---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.