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Why was I denied?

Paste a RACF ICH408I message to see why access was refused and what to ask for.Use this when a job or logon failed with ICH408I (often with abend 913) and you want to know why and what to ask for.

ON THIS DEVICE · NOTHING UPLOADED
ICH408I · paste the message from the job log

Optional · the profile (LISTDSD or RLIST output)

Optional · the user (LISTUSER output)

Everything stays in this browser. The tool explains a refusal and drafts a request for your security team; it never suggests a way around a security check.

ACCURACY · CHECKED AGAINST IBM RULES

Follows the RACF access-checking order documented by IBM for the access list, groups, ID(*), UACC and WARNING mode. It cannot see global access tables, security labels, exits or your site's settings, so the security team's own check is final.