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Request option to randomize source ports of DNS queries

The resolver code in IBM AIX assigns source ports to DNS queries in a predictable manner. We request an option to randomize the source ports of DNS queries.
about 9 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

AIX does not seem to resolve nested groups in our LDAP environment..

related to PMR 56094-300-624. It will be easer to describe the issue with examples and informations send to ibm support .With same ldap server , linux VM and aix lpar don't give the same result on lsuser .
about 9 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

Power/Temperature API

Power and Temperature data is currently collected by the FSP using the 'tmgt' facilities.This DCR is to request that an API be made available in AIX so that tools can be written to draw this data. NOTE: This request is not for a tool, but library ...
over 9 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

ssh login delay / timeout when primary dns-server is down

ssh login delay or timeout due to long hostsallowedlogin list when 1st DNS server is not available. 1) linux nslcd is using a filtered search by parameter in config:“pam_authz_search (&(objectClass=posixAccount)(uid=$username)(|(host=$hostname...
over 9 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

Adding ability to provide options in nim -o alt_disk_install call

At the moment we are not able to pass options to "nim -o alt_disk_install" that is used with the alt_disk_mksysb on the client. Concretely we would like to pass "-y" option to alt_disk_mksysb, to have the volume groups imported properly on the cli...
over 9 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

Need large file support for /var/adm/cfglog beyond 256MB limit to avoid cfglog corruption

PMR 03490,L6Q,000 / 17292,L6Q,000 Limitation:----------Currently AIX does not support changing cglog size using alog. Problem description------------------- We were doing 16 CC LPM loop test on 2 MMD systems. As we needhad to enable detailed loggi...
over 9 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

This is test RFE on 19 Aug 2015

This is test to check email notification back to the submitter
over 9 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 3 Not under consideration

Svmon -S output should demarcate compressed and non compressed pages

Svmon -S now doesn't demarcate compressed and uncompressed pages in AME environment.
over 9 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

non-privileged role for "normal" user acct to run slibclean

please create a non-privileged (non-sysadmin like) role for a "normal", non-root user acct to run slibclean
over 9 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

Have the Rational product "Quick Access" search in templates and Snippets

My biggest issue with using Snippets and Templates is remembering what I called a template or that I even created a template or snippet. Use Case: In preferences you can search for a particular preference tree entry but not a preference item or va...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration