Secure the job scheduler

We can secure the job scheduler using roles, groups, or a combination of groups and roles.

• Secure the job scheduler using roles.
  

  A user can take a job-related action only if the user's role permits the job action. A user can be granted the lrsubmitter role, the lradmin role, or the lrmonitor role.

• Secure the job scheduler using groups on distributed operating systems.
  

  We can secure the job scheduler using groups. A user can then act on a job only if the user and job are members of the same group.

• Secure the job scheduler using roles and groups on distributed operating systems.
  

  We can secure the job scheduler using roles and groups. A user can then act on a job if the user and the job are members of the same group and the user's role permits the action.

• (zos) Secure the job scheduler using groups on z/OS operating systems.
  

  We can secure the job scheduler using groups. A user can then act on a job only if the user and job are members of the same group.

• (zos) Secure the job scheduler using roles and groups on z/OS operating systems.
  

  We can secure the job scheduler using roles and groups. A user can then act on a job if the user and the job are members of the same group and the user's role permits the action.

Results

You enabled security using roles, groups, or a combination of groups and roles.

What to do next

Manage jobs using the security option you selected.

Subtopics

• Job scheduler security overview
  The actions that a user can take against a job depend on the security model that is being enforced. User actions against a job can be role based, group based, or a combination of the two.

• Secure the job scheduler using roles
  We can secure the job scheduler by mapping users and groups to specific security roles.

• Secure the job scheduler using groups on distributed operating systems
  We can secure the job scheduler using groups. A user can then act on a job only if the user and job are members of the same group.

• Secure the job scheduler using roles and groups on distributed operating systems
  We can secure the job scheduler using roles and groups. A user can then act on a job if the user and the job are members of the same group and the user's role permits the action.

• (zos) Secure the job scheduler using groups on the z/OS operating system
  We can secure the job scheduler using groups. A user can then act on a job only if the user and job are members of the same group.

• (zos) Secure the job scheduler using roles and groups on the z/OS operating system
  We can secure the job scheduler using roles and groups. A user can then act on a job if the user and the job are members of the same group and the user role permits the action.

Related concepts

Roles and privileges for securing the job scheduler