Add Operation Error

Understanding the AddOperationError exception.

 

An Add operation targeting an existing profile could end up effectively performing an Alter operation on an existing profile. pyRACF will always raise an AddOperationError and refuse to perform the requested operation to bring attention to this condition.

 

Prior to executing an Add operation, a Profile Extract is attempted to determine whether the profile already exists. If the Return Code and the Messages returned by the Profile Extract operation indicate that the profile already exists, an AddOperationError will be raised and the requested Add operation will NOT be executed. An AddOperationError can be handled as follows.

Python Script

from pyracf import UserAdmin
from pyracf import AddOperationError

user_admin = UserAdmin()

try:
    user_admin.add("squidwrd")
except AddOperationError as e:
    print(e.message)

Console Output

Refusing to make security request to IRRSMO00.

Target profile 'squidwrd' already exists as a 'user' profile.