FIX: You cannot update the IBM RACF user accounts to include IBM RACF Master Catalog attributes by using the Host Access Management Agent for MIIS 2003

You use the Host Access Management Agent for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS 2003) to update user accounts that were provisioned in IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF). When you do this, you cannot update the IBM RACF user accounts to include IBM RACF Master Catalog attributes. For example, you cannot update the IBM RACF user accounts to include the DEFINE ALIAS attribute.

This problem occurs because the Host Access Management Agent only supports issuing IBM RACF Master Catalog attributes for add operations when you provision new IBM RACF user accounts. Therefore, you cannot add IBM RACF Master Catalog attributes when you update previously provisioned IBM RACF user accounts.

Update information

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

After you install this update, the Host Access Management Agent includes support to update IBM RACF Master Catalog attributes for use with update operations.

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