Setting up operator security for the printer (extended mode)

If your security administrator created a RACF® profile to control who can use Infoprint Central to display information about and do actions on the printer, specify the name of this RACF profile in the printer definition. If you specify the name of a RACF profile, only Infoprint Central users permitted to the profile can display information about and do actions on this printer. If you do not specify the name of a RACF profile, or if the profile name is not defined to RACF, any Infoprint Central user can display information about and do actions on the printer.

This task does not apply when you use IP PrintWay™ basic mode because Infoprint Central lets users work only with printers controlled by IP PrintWay extended mode, not basic mode.

Rule: If more than one printer definition exists for an IP PrintWay printer, specify the same RACF profile in all printer definitions for the printer. To find all the printer definitions for a printer that uses either the LPR or direct sockets protocol, on the Select Printer Definitions ISPF panel, specify the host name or dotted decimal address of the printer in the IP address field.

Tips:

You can specify the name of the profile before it is defined to RACF. If you specify a profile name that is not defined to RACF, Infoprint Central proceeds as if the user has the required access to the profile.
If the same RACF profile applies to a group of IP PrintWay and PSF printers, specify the same profile name in the IP PrintWay printer definitions and PSF FSA definitions for all the printers in the group.
To specify the same operator security profile in a group of IP PrintWay printer definitions, create a Protocol component with the name of the RACF profile, and include that Protocol component in the printer definitions for all the printers in the group. Creating a component makes it easier to change the name of the RACF profile if necessary.
You can use the Infoprint Server ISPF panels or the Printer Inventory Definition Utility (PIDU) to specify the RACF profile name. If you want to specify the same RACF profile in many IP PrintWay printer definitions, it is easier to use the PIDU program. See Example 2. Using PIDU to specify the profile name.