Setting RACF Options
This section provides a roadmap of the system-wide options that you should consider setting when RACF® is first installed.
| Perform this task | Using this SETROPTS operand |
|---|---|
| Allowing Mixed-Case Passwords | PASSWORD(MIXEDCASE) operand |
| Allowing Special Characters in Passwords | PASSWORD(SPECIALCHARS) operand |
| Password Syntax Rules | PASSWORD(RULEn) operand |
| Setting the Maximum and Minimum Change Interval | PASSWORD(INTERVAL) operand |
| Extended Password Processing | PASSWORD(WARNING/HISTORY/REVOKE) operand |
| Encryption of RACF User Passwords | PASSWORD(ALGORITHM) operand |
| Revoking Unused User IDs | INACTIVE operand |
| List-of-Groups Authority Checking | GRPLIST operand |
| Setting the RVARY Passwords | RVARYPW(SWITCH/STATUS) operand |
| Restricting the Creation of General Resource Profiles (GENERICOWNER Option) | GENERICOWNER operand |
| Activating and Deactivating General Resource Classes | CLASSACT operand |
| Generic Profile Checking of General Resources | GENERIC operand |
| Using SETROPTS STATISTICS for Statistics Collection | STATISTICS operand |
| Collecting LOGON Statistics | INITSTATS operand |