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My votes: IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers

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    Add capability to see who is using a NFS mount

    I have a sandbox lpar (GDI) exporting a directory for testing this issue.EXPORTFS OPTIONS('-I -O') DIR('/tmp')strNFSSVR SERVER(*ALL) I have another lpar mounting over thismd '/gdi'md '/gdi/tmp'MOUNT TYPE(*NFS) MFS('gdi:/tmp') MNTOVRDIR('/gdi/tmp')...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Future consideration

    Exit Point QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV more object type info

    File Server Exit Point QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV Format PWFS0200The File Server Exit Point since V7R3 has a format PWFS0200. This format brings a parameter “Object type” that can be either *STMF for file or *DIR for directory. Unfortunately the only fu...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    QIBM_QP0L_SCAN_CLOSE extended functionality

    as described in the documentation of the QIBM_QP0L_SCAN_CLOSE exit point, the exit point is not called e.g. if the file was opened for write only. In case a customer transfer a virus containing file via FTP to an IFS directory, the file is stored ...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 6 Future consideration

    CPYTOSTMF needs CHGDATE parameter like CPYSRCF ... SRCCHGDATE()

    When using CPYTOSTMF, e.g. to copy source members from a source physical file to the IFS, for example, to populate git or some other source code version control repository, CPYTOSTMF always assigns the current date/time to the *STMF created. We wa...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 6 Not under consideration

    IBM i - Retrieving the Client IP from an Exit Point program for QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV

    The File Server exit point is used to identify the source of requests, and to be able to block them. Current situation is that the only the User profile is reported. According to IBM answer for Case TS005529571 there is no way to get the correct I...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 11 Future consideration

    set owner of files created in ifs to group profile (IFS security)

    (i know this is old and might interfere with POSIX APis but it still is important) when a user profile has grpprf(someprf) owner(*grpprf) and creates an object in IFS (e.g. with CPYTOIMPF), the IFS file has owner (theprofile) and primary group (th...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    Create NetServer commands

    The core O/S lacks decent command support for NetServer. There is an alternative solution in QUSRTOOLS (NETSRVCMD library) but I think this should be implemented in the core O/S. With the new ACS defining shares is not possible and in the old prod...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 5 Not under consideration

    IFS streamfiles need additional OIR-like attributes

    IFS streamfiles have a number of attributes, many seem IBM i (OS/400) specific, visible via WRKLNK option 8=Display attributes, and can be specified or changed via the CHGATR command ATR parameter, such as: *CCSID, *ALWCKPWRT, *USECOUNT, *DISKSTGO...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    CPYTOSTMF - Add a parameter allowing you to choose whether to propagate attributes (audit) when copying objects to QSYS and the ifs

    The behaviour of the CPYTOSTMF command can lead to uncontrolled results depending on the historical files and their configuration in the QSYS section when copying to the ifs. By default, attributes such as audit are necessarily propagated identica...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 0 Submitted

    Fix NetServer jobs to start with AUTOSTART(*YES)

    Problem: Netserver jobs do not autostart with CHGTCPSVR SVRSPCVAL(*NETSVR) AUTOSTART(*YES). This issue has been reported in some CASEs and others.Customers are guided to add STRTCPSVR *NETSVR to QSTRUPPGM. Fix NetServer jobs to start with AUTOSTAR...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Is a defect

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