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Components of Command and Diagnose Limiting

The major components of command limiting are listed below. Subsequent chapters in this guide explain each component in depth.

Command Limiting Rules

Command limiting and diagnose limiting rules are stored on the CA ACF2 for z/ VM Infostorage data base. These rules, similar to access rules, describe the environment where a particular CP command is executed. The environment criteria include a combination of command operands present when a command is issued and the User Identification string (UID) of the user that issued the command.

ACF Commands

To maintain command limiting rule sets, use the following ACF subcommands:

COMPILE

Converts a rule set into the CA ACF2 for z/ VM format

DECOMP

Lists a previously stored rule set

DELETE

Removes a rule set

STORE

Stores a set of compiled rules on the Infostorage database

TEST

Tests the correctness of a rule set.