ALOCPRIV parameter
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Allocate privilege requirement
Summary
- Default value
- 0
- Parameter type
- System
- Where set
- On User 0's parameter line or reset by system manager
- Related products
- All
- Introduced
- Model 204 V6.1 or earlier
Description
The type of data set that a user other than a system manager or system administrator can allocate or release using the ALLOCATE or FREE command
Valid settings of ALOCPRIV follow (options can be summed):
| Valid settings | ALOCPRIV action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sequential data sets beginning with the prefix OUT (USE data sets) |
| 2 | Sequential data sets beginning with the prefix TAPE (deferred update data sets) |
| 4 | Direct access data sets (Model 204 files) |
If ALOCPRIV is set to 4, users are limited to SCOPE=USER data sets.
The default setting, 0, restricts all ALLOCATE and FREE functions to a system manager or a system administrator.
For more information, see ALLOCATE: Dynamically allocate data sets for z/OS and z/VM.