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Integrated File System option in ACS keeps asking for password for multiple operation

If ACS is set to ask for user and password each app opening (say to open different IFS ACS windows using different users), it keeps asking for password even for EACH sub-operation, like "download". Recreate: open ACS IFS using ask for user and pas...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Encryption Hardware Acceleration for GNUTLS/libnettle

The Samba project has away from home grown encryption and openssl to GNUTLS/libnettle in 2019 see https://blog.cryptomilk.org/2019/10/02/samba-and-gnutls/ With gnutls/libnettle in its current state, we can expect substantial performance penalty on...
over 1 year ago in Linux for Power / RHEL 8 (5639-RH8) 0 Planned for future release

IBM Commands and DS4

the IBM have a lot of commands.The screen output of the the commands are in DS3 24*80.It would be really great when the DSPF of commands would be changed to output the commands in DS4 when it's available. Use Case: See more directly.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Not under consideration

Request for Implementation of Custom Core Dump Generation in Future AIX Versions as is documented

Dear AIX Development Team, We are writing to bring your attention for an issue we have found out regarding the customization of core dump files generation as documented in this IBM URL https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-core-dump-facility. The ...
over 1 year ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Name of created LPAR profile should be changeable

Some customers have naming conventions also for the name of the LPAR profiles. Today the default name for a profile of a deployed LPAR is "default_profile". This should be changeable - at least in a config file, but better individually in a comput...
over 10 years ago in PowerVC 3 Not under consideration

mpstat - integer overflow in ILCS/VLCS

"mpstat -ht 1 | grep ALL" watching ILCS/VLCS (as taught by Earl Jew ;-). It looks like the code doesn't protect against integer overflow in at least the ILCS column.
almost 3 years ago in AIX 2 Is a defect

RDI - Add the Verify, Compile, and User actions to the Remote Scratch Pad View.

Add the Verify, Compile, and User actions to the Remote Scratch Pad View. Use Case: Add the Verify, Compile, and User actions to the Remote Scratch Pad View. The user won't have to switch back to Remote Systems Explorer just to compile.
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

RDI User Actions

Please add the "User Actions" option to members in the Remote Scratchpad and the List in the resulting list of "Remote Serch" Use Case: We have very usefull user actions as "Push Live" and we are not using the Remote Scractc pad because we can't u...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

In Printer Output in ACS, please add *ALL to the filter functions.

We have many jobs with the same job name and user. When using the filter option, using the Job information section, please allow *ALL in the user and number boxes. Thank you. Darryl Freinkel.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

RDI 9.0.1 Outline View - DDS indicator list

When in the LPEX editor, there is an outline view that shows lists of fields, indicators, etc., when in an RPG source member. This is an excellent pane of information. However, we are not finding an indicator list when working on a DDS source memb...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Future consideration

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