SEC system initialization parameter

Table 1 assumes that the relevant resource class is active; for example, that XFCT=YES is specified when issuing QUERY SECURITY RESTYPE('FILE').

Table 1. The effect of the SEC parameter on QUERY SECURITY commands
SEC RACF® Access Query Security Read Query Security Update Query Security Control Query Security Alter

YES

NONE
READ
UPDATE
CONTROL
ALTER

notreadable
readable
readable
readable
readable

notupdatable
notupdatable
updatable
updatable
updatable

notctrlable
notctrlable
notctrlable
ctrlable
ctrlable

notalterable
notalterable
notalterable
notalterable
alterable

NO n/a readable updatable ctrlable alterable