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LIBRARY Keyword—Specify Privileged Program Library

Valid on z/OS.

Use the LIBRARY keyword to specify libraries or library prefixes in which a privileged program must reside. LIBRARY is only valid when specified with the permission of DSNAMEs.

If PRIVPGM is not specified with LIBRARY, then the executing program must come from a link listed library or the link pack area (LPA). The program cannot be loaded from a JOBLIB, STEPLIB, or TASKLIB.

If PRIVPGM is specified with LIBRARY, then the executing program must come from the library specified in the PERMIT command function.

Although no specific authority is required, DSNAME(XAUTH) authority to specify LIBRARY for data sets that are owned.

This keyword is used with the PERMIT command.

This keyword has the following format:

TSS PERMIT(acid) DSNAME(p‑fix)
                 PRIVPGM(p‑fix)
                 LIBRARY(p‑fix)
Prefix length

Two to 44 characters

Capacity of list

One to three prefixes or names per CA Top Secret command

The library specified in the command must be one of the following types: