Racf Abend 33E using security call via UTIL0039

Products

• CMDB for z/OS
• NetSpy Network Performance
• NetMaster Network Automation
• SOLVE
• NetMaster Network Management for SNA
• NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP
• NetMaster File Transfer Management
• SOLVE:Operations Automation
• SOLVE:Access Session Management
• SOLVE:FTS

Issue/Introduction

When using &CALL UTIL0039 @FCODE=1 @USRID=&USER @OLDPW=&PASSWORD in Solve Easinet procedure we sometimes get messages
 IRR401I 33E ABEND DURING RACF PROCESSING OF ALTERI REQUEST FOR ENTRY *userid*
 IRR401I 33E ABEND DURING RACF PROCESSING
 IRR413I RACF MANAGER REQUEST ID WAS RIN00015

Note: *userid* is the actual Userid

This can abend with valid or invalid user/password.
 

Environment

Release: SLFTS.00200-12.1-SOLVE:FTS
Component:

Cause

 Each &CALL involves an attach and a detach. It looks like RACF has started a subtask to update the profile (ALTERI being the request) and it is a timing issue of whether it has finished before the SOLVE maintask issues a detach.
 

Resolution

Run UTIL0039 not through a single call, but through a SUBSYS feature using SUBSYS DEFINE=UTIL0039 command which can be set in NMINIT member. By this way, the detach is avoided.
For this purpose, replace &CALL UTIL0039 into &CALL SUBSYS=UTIL0039.