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Step 2: Defining the Linux for zSeries User Mappings

Using the new LINUXNAM keyword, define the users Linux for zSeries user name. This allows the mapping of a long name to the users 8-byte security ID.

For those clients that will use the same 8-byte user ID for Linux as they use for their mainframe security ID this step can be skipped but you must configure the PAM Server to support this.

TSS ADD|REM|REP(user_acid) LINUXNAM(linux_username)

Where linux_username specifies the Linux user name. The maximum length is 1024 mixed case characters. To see a user’s current LINUXNAM enter:

TSS LIST(user_acid) SEGMENT(LINUX)