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Define a Password for a New User

To define a password for a new user, enter the command:

TSS CREATE(acid) NAME(‘USER NAME’)
                 PASSWORD(password,nnn,EXP) 

password

The new password.

nnn

The number of days before the password expires.

Range: 0 to 255

EXP

Forces the password to expire the first time it is used.

Example: define a password for a new user

This example creates a new user where:

• The password is TINKER
• The missing second sub-option specifies the site’s default expiration interval for all subsequent passwords
• The EXP sub-option indicates that TINKER will expire the first time it is used

  TSS CREATE(USER01) NAME(‘GEORGE SMILEY’)
                     DEPARTMENT(PAYROLL)
                     FACILITY(TSO)
                     PASSWORD(TINKER,,EXP)