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SYSCONS Resource Class—Secure IBM Consoles

Valid on z/OS.

Use SYSCONS to secure IBM consoles. Equivalent to the IBM CONSOLE resource class.

When used with TSS ADDTO/REMOVE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(acid) SYSCONS(id)

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

When used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS PERMIT(acid) SYSCONS(id)

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

This keyword is used with:

• The commands CREATE, ADDTO, REMOVE, PERMIT, REVOKE, WHOHAS, and WHOOWNS
• The SYSCONS ACID types User, Profile, Department, Division, Zone, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS ADD/REMOVE
• The SYSCONS ACID types User, Profile, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE
• SYSCONS(OWN) authority to ADD or REMOVE ownership of SYSCONS from ACIDs
• SYSCONS(OWN) authority to permit or revoke access to SYSCONS

The administrator can use any of the following methods to control access to SYSCONS: Expiration, Facility, Program Pathing, Time/Day, and Actions.

Examples: SYSCONS Resource Class

This example adds consoles 01 through 04 to the PERSDP department:

TSS ADDTO(PERSDP) SYSCONS(01,02,03,04)

This example removes ownership:

TSS REMOVE(PERSDP) SYSCONS(01,02,03,04)

This example allows USER01 access to the 01 console:

TSS PERMIT(USER01) SYSCONS(01)

This example revokes access:

TSS REVOKE(USER01) SYSCONS(01)