Creating a started task user

Create a dedicated started task control (STC) user to run the Security Administrator started task. Create the STC user ID with the following characteristics:

• TSO ID that is less than eight characters
• PROTECTED parameter
• OMVS segment
• (Optional) Access to the database directory that you created in (Optional) Creating a database directory

Additionally, grant the following permissions to the STC user for Security Administrator to have full functionality:

• CLASS OPERCMDS - MVS.MCSOPER.* (READ)
• CLASS OPERCMDS - MVS.DISPLAY.* (READ)
• CLASS MQCMDS   - \[MQ Subsystem Name\].Display.** READ)
• CLASS MQCMDS   - \[MQ Subsystem Name\].Security.** READ)

With these authorities, the started task can initialize without security issues. If you encounter access errors on startup, contact BMC Support.

Where to go from here

After creating a started task user, review the startup JCL procedure.