AS 400 permissions
How can I modify permissions on a user using cims product on the AS 400
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| September 10, 2009 5:12 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Permissions, AS/400 security
How can I modify permissions on a user using cims product on the AS 400
How can i release the lock on a AS/400 file
I want to clear one file. But the message says that it is under use. The lock is under my profile but I am not using the file at that point of time. As of now I am killing the session and releasing the file. Have any one experienced this before? Can any body help [...]
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| October 16, 2009 5:55 AM
AS/400 File Lock, AS/400 security
I want to clear one file. But the message says that it is under use. The lock is under my profile but I am not using the file at that point of time. As of now I am killing the session and releasing the file. Have any one experienced this before? Can any body help [...]
Users mapping a network drive to the iSeries getting disabled all too often
What is the best way to map a network drive to an iSeries so that the user password does not have to match the PC password as it often gets disabled due to the user changing the network password when both IDs are the same?
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| October 16, 2009 6:42 PM
AS/400 Configuration, AS/400 security, iSeries Access, iSeries security
What is the best way to map a network drive to an iSeries so that the user password does not have to match the PC password as it often gets disabled due to the user changing the network password when both IDs are the same?
AS/400 Authorization List
What is use of authorization list in as/400?
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| October 16, 2009 1:12 PM
AS/400 security
What is use of authorization list in as/400?
AS/400 User Profile Disabling
Two weekends ago I upgraded our i520 from OS V5R3M0 to V5R4M0 and ever since we have had problems with user profiles becoming disabled. These are not because of incorrect password either, as many users are ones who use the system daily and have had no previouse issues with passwords.
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| August 12, 2009 4:45 PM
AS/400 Profiles, AS/400 security, i520, Upgrade from V5R3 to V5R4, V5R3, V5R4
Two weekends ago I upgraded our i520 from OS V5R3M0 to V5R4M0 and ever since we have had problems with user profiles becoming disabled. These are not because of incorrect password either, as many users are ones who use the system daily and have had no previouse issues with passwords.
AS/400 security: remove backdoor to changing user profile rights
how do i find a program which is a backdoor which allows user to change his authority to qsecofr or *secadm? We have changed his profile and he keeps changing it back. And yes we have changed the security officer password numerous times.
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| August 12, 2009 11:35 AM
AS/400 Permissions, AS/400 security, QSECOFR
how do i find a program which is a backdoor which allows user to change his authority to qsecofr or *secadm? We have changed his profile and he keeps changing it back. And yes we have changed the security officer password numerous times.
What is AS/400 security data
What is the security data in AS/400, i Faced this question in my intreview..what should be the correct asnwer
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| August 3, 2009 6:22 AM
AS/400 security, AS/400 Security Data
What is the security data in AS/400, i Faced this question in my intreview..what should be the correct asnwer
As400 security
Hi, This is kinda urgent. Is there any way to restrict an user from viewing, writing, deleting anything from my AS400 library… I dont want unknown users to delete, change, create anything in my library or any of the source in the library.. Please help…..
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| November 4, 2009 7:45 PM
AS/400 security
Hi, This is kinda urgent. Is there any way to restrict an user from viewing, writing, deleting anything from my AS400 library… I dont want unknown users to delete, change, create anything in my library or any of the source in the library.. Please help…..
How to change number of failed login attempts for one user ID
We have a generic user ID which allows folks at various plants to log in and enter time card info. Since many use the same user ID and password, the user ID needs to allow for more failed log on attempts. The system is set to disable user ID after three failures. I’m looking for [...]
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| October 17, 2009 11:25 PM
AS/400 failed login attempts, AS/400 passwords, AS/400 security
We have a generic user ID which allows folks at various plants to log in and enter time card info. Since many use the same user ID and password, the user ID needs to allow for more failed log on attempts. The system is set to disable user ID after three failures. I’m looking for [...]
as400security administrator
can i create a security administrator and restrict this to only a selecte group of libraries/user profiles
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| October 16, 2009 10:06 AM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 security, AS/400 Security Levels, User authority
can i create a security administrator and restrict this to only a selecte group of libraries/user profiles
IS IOSYSCONFIG required to perform VARY ON/OFF devices, ctl’s, linds
Hi – I am being told that IOSYSCONFIG special authority is required for our Operators profiles in order for them to perform VARY ON printers, LIND’s, DEV’s, etc… Can anyone confirm or deny, I doubt this to be the case but have no environment to test currently. Thx – G7
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| October 16, 2009 3:24 PM
AS/400 security, IOSYSCONFIG
Hi – I am being told that IOSYSCONFIG special authority is required for our Operators profiles in order for them to perform VARY ON printers, LIND’s, DEV’s, etc… Can anyone confirm or deny, I doubt this to be the case but have no environment to test currently. Thx – G7
Security Level Change from 20 to 30
I’m being asked to change our QSURITY level from 20 to 30. I do not have much iSeries OS background. What are the major issues with changing this level to 30? Is there any object level access changes that I need to be aware of? Can this be done with relatively little impact on the [...]
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| October 16, 2009 1:17 PM
AS/400 security, AS/400 Security Levels, iSeries security, QSECURITY, QSECURITY Level 20, QSECURITY Level 30
I’m being asked to change our QSURITY level from 20 to 30. I do not have much iSeries OS background. What are the major issues with changing this level to 30? Is there any object level access changes that I need to be aware of? Can this be done with relatively little impact on the [...]
Security levels in AS/400
What are the different security levels in AS/400 and which system value stores it?
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| February 22, 2010 1:42 PM
AS/400 security, AS/400 Security Levels, AS/400 System Values
What are the different security levels in AS/400 and which system value stores it?
Audit Question – Force user signoff after inactivity
I am auditing a client and would like to know what setting they should set to have the system log off the user from AS400 after a period of inactivity. Currently, they have setting as QINACTMSGQ = *ENDJOB, but not sure if this would log the user off the system or does it have to [...]
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| May 19, 2009 6:28 PM
AS/400 passwords, AS/400 security, DSCJOB, ENDJOB, Password synchronization, QINACTMSGQ
I am auditing a client and would like to know what setting they should set to have the system log off the user from AS400 after a period of inactivity. Currently, they have setting as QINACTMSGQ = *ENDJOB, but not sure if this would log the user off the system or does it have to [...]
View current set password for a user in AS/400
I would like to know if it is possible to view the current password for a user?
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| October 16, 2009 11:31 PM
AS/400 passwords, AS/400 security, AS/400 user administration
I would like to know if it is possible to view the current password for a user?
Order in which security is checked
When accessing an object what is the order in which the security on the object is checked? Does it check the profile user class first then group authority, then private authority ?
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| November 4, 2009 11:20 PM
AS/400 security, Object authority
When accessing an object what is the order in which the security on the object is checked? Does it check the profile user class first then group authority, then private authority ?
Password Expiration Interval
I have an AS/400 server with hundreds of users. How do I build a complete list of all users whose password expiration interval is set to *NOMAX. The QPWDEXPITV system value is set to *NOMAX. But, I want the list irrespective of QPWDEXPITV parameter. 1 yr down the line, if I change QPWDEXPITV to 90 [...]
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| October 17, 2009 3:01 PM
AS/400 passwords, AS/400 security
I have an AS/400 server with hundreds of users. How do I build a complete list of all users whose password expiration interval is set to *NOMAX. The QPWDEXPITV system value is set to *NOMAX. But, I want the list irrespective of QPWDEXPITV parameter. 1 yr down the line, if I change QPWDEXPITV to 90 [...]
Foreign Intruder SMBCONNMONITORTP
Display Tasks Using Connection Connection type . . . . . . : *TCP Local address . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.10 Local port . . . . . . . . . : 445 Remote address . . . . . . . : 217.238.70.18 Remote port . . . . [...]
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| October 17, 2009 1:56 PM
AS/400, AS/400 security, Netstat, SMBCONNMONITORTP, TCP/IP
Display Tasks Using Connection Connection type . . . . . . : *TCP Local address . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.10 Local port . . . . . . . . . : 445 Remote address . . . . . . . : 217.238.70.18 Remote port . . . . [...]
QSECOFR
Besides QSECOFR, which othere accounts justify having *ALLOBJ and/or *SECADM
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| May 5, 2009 6:31 AM
*ALLOBJ, *SECADM, AS/400 security, AS/400 user authority, QSECOFR
Besides QSECOFR, which othere accounts justify having *ALLOBJ and/or *SECADM
Audit Question – *CHANGE access
I am auditing a client that has *PUBLIC (user) with *CHANGE (object authority) for QDFTJOBSCD object. We have been told by the client that this object allows a user to manage jobs. I would like to find what access does *CHANGE provide for users. Does this mean any user has access to modify jobs? Thank [...]
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| October 17, 2009 12:17 AM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 security, AS/400 user authority, QDFTJOBSCD
I am auditing a client that has *PUBLIC (user) with *CHANGE (object authority) for QDFTJOBSCD object. We have been told by the client that this object allows a user to manage jobs. I would like to find what access does *CHANGE provide for users. Does this mean any user has access to modify jobs? Thank [...]





