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Command Definition F-K
JOBSECURITY
JOBSECURITY
Designates what level of user may request resources and control the execution of jobs.
(Native Mode)
Syntax
JOBSECURITY[ { HIGH LOW } { ;PASSEXEMPT=
{ NONE} ,{ USER} ,{ XACCESS} ,{ MAX} } ]
Parameters
HIGH Permits only the operator logged on at the console and users with SM
capability to use job control commands.
LOW Allows individual users to exercise control over their own jobs.
<omitted> If you do not specify HIGH or LOW, the current job security status is
displayed (high or low).
NONE, USER,
XACCESS, or
MAX The PASSEXEMPT option set by the system manager, which has the
following meaning:
NONE All users must specify the required passwords to stream a
job.
USER Allows certain users to omit a job's password. The system
manager can omit the password when streaming any job,
account managers can omit passwords when streaming
jobs that log onto their account and to which they have
access, and users can omit passwords for jobs that match
their logon identity and to which they have access.
XACCESS Allows users with execute access to the job file to omit
passwords when the job file logs on with the same identity
as its owner or creator.
MAX Sets both the USER and the XACCESS options of the
PASSEXEMPT parameter. Specifying MAX is the only way to
set both options since USER and XACCESS are otherwise
mutually exclusive.
Operation Notes
The HIGH and LOW parameters of the JOBSECURITY command determine what kind of
user may execute the ABORTJOB, ALTJOB, BREAKJOB and RESUMEJOB commands.
When JOBSECURITY is set to HIGH, only the operator may issue these commands. When
