Searching for RACF profile names

You can list the names of profiles that meet certain search criteria by using the SEARCH command. This command is described in Table 1.

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.

Tip: As an alternative to the SEARCH command, you can use the RACF® database unload utility (IRRDBU00) to find additional data. The output from the database unload utility used with a relational database manager can provide you with the ability to implement additional search criteria.

Table 1. Command to search for profile names
Command	Function
SEARCH	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 that have a security level specified. You can save the list of profile names in a data set. You can easily specify RACF commands (or other commands) to be saved with the profile names, generating a CLIST that you can run against the profiles.
The search criteria can include one or more of the following: Profile names that contain a specific character string Profiles for resources that have not been referenced for more than a specific number of days Profiles that contain a level equal to the level you specify Profiles with the WARNING indicator Profiles that contain a specific security level, category, or label Profiles to which another user has access Rule: Unless you have the SPECIAL attribute, you must have at least READ access authority for each profile whose name is listed as the result of your request.