MULTIPW Keyword—Maintain Multiple Password

Valid on z/OS and z/VM.

Use the MULTIPW keyword to assign or remove multiple password attributes, which means ACIDs need a different password to access each facility.

This keyword has the following format:

TSS ADD(acid) FAC(facility)
              PASSWORD(pswd[,[interval][,EXP]])
              MULTIPW

Note the following:

All keyword operands associated with MULTIPW are required.
The following PASSWORD operands are positional:
pswd (required)
interval (optional)
EXP (optional)
See PASSWORD for the ADDTO/REMOVE command for complete information.
When a MULTIPW password has been set, the general password set for the ACID becomes associated with FACILITY(*ALL*). However, the syntax for manipulating the general password remains:
```
TSS ADD|REMOVE|REPLACE(acid) PASSWORD(...)
```

This keyword is used with:

This example indicates that USER99 may have a different password to access each facility:

TSS ADDTO(USER99) PASSWORD(TAQRAC)
                  FACILITY(TSO)
                  MULTIPW

This example allows the following entries for USER99:

TSS ADDTO(USER99) PASSWORD(BUZWRD)
                  FACILITY(IMS)
                  MULTIPW

TSS ADDTO(USER99) PASSWORD(SUPAV1)
                  FACILITY(CICS)
                  MULTIPW

This example removes the MULTIPW attribute removes all facility specific passwords from the user's security record:

TSS REMOVE(USER99) PASSWORD(SUPAV1)
                   FACILITY(CICS)
                   MULTIPW

To reset a password from a facility‑specific password back to the user's global password, remove the facility associated with the password:

TSS REMOVE(USER99) FAC(idmsprod)

This removes access to the facility along with the facility‑specific password, re‑add the facility to preserve user access to the facility.

TSS REMOVE(USER99) FAC(idmsprod)