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Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 2, 2020

RELATED IDEAS

IBM i service for ANZDFTPWD

The output of the ANZDFTPWD to a spoolfile only, might work 20 years ago, but in today's world that output format is no longer able to deal with today's demands.


Use Case:

We want to combine the information of the ANZDFTPWD command with other DB2 for i services.
Like QSYS2.USER_INFO and SYS2.GROUP_PROFILE_ENTRIES. This would enable us to report security vulnerability in an easy efficient way.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 14, 2021

    An enhancement for user profile management was delivered in spring 2021 with IBM i 7.4 PTF Group level 13 and IBM i 7.3 PTF Group level 24.

    The SYSTOOLS.CHANGE_USER_PROFILE table function allows you to work with the results of the USER_INFO view (such as the USER_DEFAULT_PASSWORD column) and take an action for that user profile such as disabling it.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 19, 2021

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed. There is still value in a helper function for managing security.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 11, 2020

    Please ignored this RFE.

    The functionality requested in this RFE is already there in the IBM i service " QSYS2.USER_INFO" in the field "USER_DEFAULT_PASSWORD".

    I did try to revoke this RFE, but that option is not available. I do hope this works.

    Greetings Rudi

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 6, 2020

    IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

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