How to remove or disable the new password field on the CICS signon screen using the ACF2/CICS interface

Products

• ACF2
• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

How can the new password field be removed/disabled in CICS signon screen when using the ACF2/CICS interface?

Resolution

The new password field can be removed/disabled in CICS signon screen by modifying the supplied ACFAEUSC signon program or by changing the GSO PSWD PSWDALT|NOPSWDALT to NOPSWDALT. Details on these options follow:

Option 1: Change the ACF2 GSO PSWD PSWDALT|NOPSWDALT to NOPSWDALT to prevent users from making password changes at system entry time:

PSWDALT|NOPSWDALT 

Specifies whether users can enter new passwords at system entry (logon) time. The default is PSWDALT, which permits password alteration. A user can also change their password by changing the PASSWORD field of the logonid record with the ACF CHANGE subcommand. To prevent such changes, you must also specify the PSWDNCH option.

Details can be found in section Password Maintenance and Support (PSWD).

Option 2: Modify the ACF2/CICS signon program ACFAEUSC to remove the new password field from the ACF2/CICS signon screen.

ACFAEUSC is supplied as a sample program in CAI.CAX1MAC1. Sample assembly JCL is provided in CAI.CAX1JCL1(CXCSSGNC).

Details can be found in section ACFAEUSC Customization and Default Logic.