HCPLGA059E XAUTOLOG failed - incorrect password
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HCPLGA059E XAUTOLOG failed - incorrect password

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Article ID: 145650

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Products

VM:Secure for z/VM

Issue/Introduction

z/VM 7.1 system with VM:Secure Rules installed.

There is a xxxOPR user ID which runs VM:Operator and has automation to XAUTOLOG TPF test systems.

The command failed with 'incorrect password' specified when in fact no password was specified.

The user ID has the required command classes.

What am I missing?            

03:01:47 C600498  0023 VMYINI0019R Enter: cp xautolog ugreat                      
03:01:47 C600498  0023 HCPLGA059E XAUTOLOG failed for UGREAT - incorrect password
03:01:47 C600498  0023 VMYINI0005I 0.000 Error( 59);                          

q privc xxxoper                                       

Privilege classes for user xxxOPER                    

        Currently: BEFGK                              

        Directory: BEFGK                              

The privilege classes are not locked against changes. 

Ready; T=0.01/0.01 17:53:41                           

q commands xautolog                                   

XAUTOLOG     IBMCLASS=A,B,G                           

Ready; T=0.01/0.01 17:53:49                           

Environment

Release : 3.2

Component : VM:Secure 

Cause

Lacking NOPASS on ACCEPT XAUTOLOG rule.

Resolution

The NOPASS option allows XAUTOLOG without password verification.

Change  ACCEPT XAUTOLOG rule to include (NOPASS.  

 

NOPASS on the RULE instructs VM:Secure to bypass password verification for, in this case, the XAUTOLOG command and allow the command to execute without specifying a password. Keeping in mind this is a security rule, NOT specifying NOPASS is actually saying ... If a password CAN be used with the command, it must be specified.