ACF2 RECKEY command failed to add rule entry that begins with asterisk (*)

Products

• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2
• ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

When using the RECKEY command to do some bulk changes, RECKEY indicated that it processed the change, however when LISTing the rule the change was not seen. Why can the RECKEY command not process rule entries that start with an asterisk (*)?

Example:

    RECKEY TEST ADD(*-.XX-.- UID(TESTUID) ALLOW)   

 

Environment

Release : 16.0

Resolution

When an * is in column 1 of the rule entry, it is considered a comment.

To resolve this issue, add a space before the * in the rule entry.

Example:

    RECKEY TEST ADD( *-.XX-.- UID(TESTUID) ALLOW)     

Note: There is a space between the open parenthesis and the asterisk.