Displaying and logging real data set names (REALDSN option)

If your installation is using the naming conventions table or installation exits to convert data set names, you can specify that RACF® put the actual data set names used by RACROUTE REQUEST=AUTH and REQUEST=DEFINE into any SMF log record and operator messages. To do this, enter:

SETROPTS REALDSN

Putting the REALDSN option into effect ensures that log printouts and operator messages identify data sets by their real names rather than by the data set names that are created by installation exit routines to conform to RACF naming conventions. To specify this option, you must have the SPECIAL attribute.

Note: This option has no effect on single-qualifier data set names (unless they have been modified by the naming conventions table or an exit routine), whose real data set names continue to be the prefixed ones. For more information, see z/OS Security Server RACF System Programmer's Guide.

NOREALDSN is in effect when a RACF database is first initialized using IRRMIN00.