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IBM i

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    IBM i Minimum password length user level

    On IBM i, the minimum password length is controlled by the system value QPWDMINLEN, which applies uniformly to all user profiles across the platform. While this provides centralized control, it does not allow differentiated password policies based...
    about 11 hours ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted

    Fixentral Downloads of Machine Code updates are limited to 25 per day, Automate request to download beyond the stated limit

    As an outsourcing provider managing numerous customers and hundreds of LPARs, we frequently encounter challenges due to the current restriction of 25 machine code downloads per day.This limitation significantly impacts our ability to perform essen...
    2 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 32 Under review

    iAccess Printer Host-Based Security

    Currently QTCP is required to start a Host Based Printer. However, this opens up security that a user can setup a HOST Based printer that allowed them to redirect the HR files. Is it possible to restrict a Host Based Printer from being started unl...
    9 days ago in IBM i / Security 0 Submitted

    Have more, if not all, of iACS populate CLIENT_PROGRAMID

    In an attempt to discover what versions of IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS) are currently attached to our systems I am running the following SQL: SELECT ji.job_name, GJI.V_AUTHORIZATION_NAME, GJI.V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID, GJI.V_CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS FRO...
    9 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Submitted

    Add a JOB TYPE (Batch or Interactive) field to RPG's PSDS (Program status data structure)

    When exception occurs I need to know whether to alert the (interactive) user or send alert (a MSG or e-mail) to SYSOPR. To achive this in the curren state of things I need to call a CL PGM (that does a RTVJOBA) or query the V_ACTIVE_JOB_TYPE Check...
    16 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Provide FTP virtual directories

    Allow a user (on a per user basis, preferable via the QIBM_QTMF_SVR_LOGON exit) to be locked into a specific FTP directory... this directory should be his virtual root (jail). This concept prevents the user from navigating or specifying a path out...
    16 days ago in IBM i / Networking 1 Submitted

    Add mTLS authentication to IWS

    It is currently possible to configure Apache to run mTLS. However, the Apache instance is becoming less and less useful with IWS, and we want to be able to implement mTLS directly within the IWS Java instance.
    9 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

    Enhance %CHAR or create a new built-in that referrences an array as a character string

    RPG IV currently lacks a clean, safe, and expressive way in free-form RPG to treat an array (or a contiguous subset of an array) as a character string. This gap is most visible when attempting to replicate the behavior of the legacy MOVEA opcode, ...
    25 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

    Add Function Usage for SQL Statements similar to Allowed SQL Statements in Query Manager

    Query Manager allows for limiting of SQL Statements, ALTER, DELETE, UPDATE, INSERT, etc. which is helpful to reduce the amount of users who can use SQL to manipulate tables. However, it only works within Query Manager. Can a Function Usage be adde...
    9 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Submitted
    248 VOTE

    Machine pool minimum size setting for path switch.

    Please refer to TS005543906(CritSit(MEC)) . The system is configured with multi-path storage via SAN switch. The serious problem (5250 telnet terminals dropped) happened when the system did path switch. It was because the lack of machine pool and ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Storage 4 Not under consideration

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