The PASSWORD parameter is used to identify the current RACF password and also used to specify the new password when the current password expires. The PASSWORD is a keyword parameter and is optional.

USER and PASSWORD parameters are required in the below cases -

• JOBs submitted by one user for another user.
• JOBs are executed at another network node that uses RACF protection.
• Batch job submitted through an input stream.

Syntax -

PASSWORD=(password[,new-password])

Examples -

Scenario - Submitting a JOB with password.

//MTHEXMP1 JOB (MTH007),'PAWAN Y',USER=MTHUSR,PASSWORD=ABCD9

The job submits with ABCD9 as the current password for the RACF user MTHUSR.

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