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AIX

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    AIX secldapclntd and LDAP load module should successfully recognize and interpret the FreeIPA time stamp format

    FreeIPA LDAP server, also know as Red Hat Identity Management, software stores password change time stamps in this format: krbLastPwdChange: 20200929123058Z That appears to be a YYYMMDDhhmmss format. AIX's secldapclntd LDAP client and LDAP load mo...
    over 4 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

    nconnect NFS mount option for AIX

    It will be useful to have nconnect NFS mount option like in Linux world available in AIX also to improve performance of NFS mounts for WAN connections and / or for connections with limited bandwith per one tcp session. In AIX NFS mount uses only o...
    10 months ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    Extend possible NIM resource types or attributes for optional backupios_flags to backup VIOS

    In a NIM environment to backup VIOS type ios_mksysb the functionality to create nim_resource.tar file is missing.Solution to reinstall a corrupted system from HMC by using the installios command created from NIM environment.
    7 months ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    HANIM extend takeover resource types i.e. vios

    In a HANIM environment the takeover functionality is limited to resource type standalone i.e. classic AIX client.
    7 months ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    Mitigate security risk VOLATILE TE - tsd entries after efix installation

    Why is this necessary? After applying an efix (for example security fixes) the TE (Trusted Execution) tsd.dat is modified and stanza are replace with keyword VOLATILE. This happens for the replaced binaries (executables) and libraries, that were r...
    about 1 year ago in AIX 2 Future consideration

    Improve AIX Live Kernel Update network security for a cloud

    Currently, AIX LKU requires the AIX partition to be able to access the HMC (or PowerVC) and login with an account that has sufficiently high privileges to create and delete partitions, network adapters etc. In our setup, as cloud provider, the cus...
    4 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    There is a risk that the ethchan_config command may mistakenly change the IP address of enX interface.

    Please Improve the specification of the ethchan_config command. ethchan_config should check the target device. The ethchan_config command can change the "netaddr" parameter of entX and set the address to ping of EtherChannel. However, the ethchan_...
    about 1 year ago in AIX 0 Under review

    Integrate AIX software repositories (including Toolbox) with RHEL Satellite for central management of both operating systems.

    We use the RHEL satellite (and Foreman) for all Linux hosts, why not integrate also AIX here and then maybe also use the insights software for monitoring and reporting.
    7 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Provide a command-line utility to modify AIX's ldap.cfg file

    If there were a command-line utility (similar to the 'chsec' command) that could be used to modify ldap.cfg, this will: 1) prevent syntax errors by checking the modifications you are attempting to make 2) allow for modification of the file by a cu...
    5 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    proxy support for emgr_check_ifixes and emgr_download_ifix

    Corporate AIX customers often use a proxy in their company to control internet access. However, there is no proxy support in emgr_check_ifixes and emgr_download_ifix.These commands only work with direct internet access. To make these new commands ...
    over 1 year ago in AIX 3 Planned for future release

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