Searching for general resource profile names

You can list the names of general resource profiles that you own by using the SEARCH command.

The SEARCH command searches the RACF® database for the names of profiles (in a particular resource class) that match the criteria you specify. For example, you can search for all TERMINAL profiles. Profiles that are listed are those you are the owner of, or to which you have at least READ access authority.

The output of this command is in line mode unless you use ISPF panels. You can use the TSO session manager to scroll through the output from the listing commands. By using the CLIST operand, you can save the list of profile names in a data set.

Attention: Using the SEARCH command can slow the system’s performance. Therefore, the SEARCH command should be used with discretion (or not at all) during busy system times.

Find the name of the class that represents the resource you want to search. Valid class names are DATASET, USER, GROUP, and those names specified in the class descriptor table (CDT). For a list of the general resource classes that are defined in the class descriptor table supplied by IBM®, see the topic on supplied resource classes in z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide.
Request the list of RACF profiles for the class. To search the RACF database for general resource profiles that you own, use the SEARCH command with the CLASS operand. Enter search class(classname) to find all the general resources you can access, this must be done one class at a time.

Example: To search for resource profiles in class TERMINAL, type:

SEARCH CLASS(TERMINAL)

The complete syntax of the SEARCH command, with descriptions of all the command operands, is described in z/OS Security Server RACF Command Language Reference. In particular, you might want to read about these operands:

CLIST
Specifies RACF commands (or other commands) to be saved with the profile names, generating a CLIST that you run against the profiles.
FILTER
Specifies a string of characters to be used in searching the RACF database. The filter string defines the range of profile names you want to select from the RACF database.