Changing Your Default Group

As a RACF® user, you belong to a default group. You are automatically connected to that group when you log on. However you may be defined to more than one group. If you need the resources of another group, your security administrator may give you authority to make that other group your default group. Then you can log on as a member of that group and use its resources. For example, a particular group may use a minidisk containing a report that is critical to a presentation you are preparing. You need the information, so you log on to the group that has access to it.

To change your default group:

Notes:
  • Use this procedure only if your installation does not have list-of-groups processing in effect. Ask your security administrator.
  • If you belong to more than one group, and have no trouble accessing information belonging to the various groups, you need not use this procedure.
  1. Determine what groups you belong to.

    You must first belong to a group before you can make it your default group. If you know that you belong to the group you need, proceed with Step 2.

    If you do not know whether you belong to the group you need, use the LISTUSER command, as described in Finding Out How You Are Defined to RACF, to see a list of the groups to which you belong.

  2. Determine if you have the authority to make a group your default group.

    To make a group your default group you must be already connected to the group with at least USE authority. If you know you have the authority you need, proceed with Step 3.

    If you do not know whether you have the necessary authority, use the LISTUSER command, as described in Finding Out How You Are Defined to RACF. Look at the AUTH field in the portion of the RACF information that describes the group you belong to. The field must specify that you have at least USE authority.

  3. Change your default connect group.
    Enter: 
    rac altuser dfltgrp(group-name)

    The group name is the name of the group you want to make your default group when you log on.

    For example, to change your default group to devo, enter: 
    rac altuser dfltgrp(devo)
  4. Log off and log on again.

    The next time you log on, the new group you have made your default group is your current connect group. You still remain connected to your old group.