Messages about the status of a password change and the password synchronization request can be viewed by editing the user's RRSFLIST data set, depending on the option specified on the SET PWSYNC command. See Capturing command output for information about output handling for RACF® commands that execute in the RACF subsystem address space. TSO end users might receive notification via the TSO SEND command that a password change request has been processed on their behalf by the command output handling components of RRSF.

The user who originates the password change is the source user, and the user to whom the source user directs a password change is the target user.

Messages issued by RRSF are returned as specified on the SET PWSYNC command.

The password history of the target user is updated with the user's old password by RRSF password synchronization support.

If the RACF database manager is unable to communicate a password change request to the RACF subsystem address space, message IRR417I is issued to the operator's console via WTO.