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My votes: AIX

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    alt_rootvg_op command

    alt_rootvg_op command is removing the VG without validating the current status of the VG. Ideally, this command should only be removing old_rootvg or altinst_rootvg, otherwise the VG which has the replica of rootvg, however it is removing any VG t...
    over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    User generated list of IP that the HMC will NOT use for RCM connections.

    When an RCM connection is established to the PowerHA cluster service IP that moves from node to node, you can end up in a situation where you cannot dynamically increase CPU, and memory on a system. I would like to exclude PowerHA Service IPs from...
    over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    nimadm upgrade with cachefs fails to install efix because it can't expand a filesystem. While installp can expand a filesystem. It would improve the upgrade proccess if emgr could do the same.

    Because of the issue with emgr it is neccessary after the upgrade to boot a lpar from from altinst_rootvg and then install the missing efix, so applications cannot start.Without the limitation the lpar would be started with all the fixes and it wo...
    almost 3 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    AIX: OpenSSH support for authenticating with FIDO2 credentials.

    Having OpenSSH at least in version 8.2 and getting support for ed25519-sk type of keys would be a gain.
    about 3 years ago in AIX 1 Planned for future release

    errpt summary report type "T" column is ambigious

    When you run an errpt summary report, the T column (error type) is one column. There does not appear to be a unique character for each type of error: I for INFO , P for PEND , P for PERF , P for PERM , T for TEMP , and U for UNKN. The P is ambigio...
    about 3 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    Enhance the AIX RBAC roles isso, so, and sa

    The AIX RBAC roles isso, so, and sa have in Standard AIX a lot less rights than in Trusted AIX. It should be equal. At least for the components which are available on both AIX types.
    about 3 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    RBAC Domain assignment for a file gets lost when cp is used.

    When using Domain RBAC to implement access restrictions to files based on classifications. i.e. CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET as a domain name. However, when a domain SECRET is assigned to a file in directory /secret/ and someone with access to the file ...
    over 3 years ago in AIX 2 Planned for future release

    RSCT - Change to Communication Group formation over entirely uncommon subnets

    When creating a RSCT "Peer Domain" cluster in a DR setup (2 Data Centers, multiple km apart), and with multiple Networks. It can happen that unwanted, or not working RSCT Communication Groups get created. It would be useful to have a capability to...
    over 3 years ago in AIX 3 Planned for future release

    AIX rsyslog and omelasticsearch plugin

    Include omelasticsearch plugin into the rsyslog web download package. This is a needed plugin for Humio integration, Humio is an IBM OEM offering.
    almost 4 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    loginherald script in AIXPERT does not accept customized herald message

    AIXPERT subsystem supplies a ksh /etc/security/aixpert/bin/loginheraldto setup login herald in /etc/security/login.cfg but script has restriction that it use hard coded default loginherald message. see line 105 of script chsec -f /etc/security/log...
    over 4 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

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