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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 18, 2023
Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit IBMI-I-2830 IBM i Service to list Netserver Share and Sessions.

SQL service to show NetServer attributes Merged

Currently the only way to review NetServer attributes is to download the IBM NETSVRCMD library, then use the NETS menu, option 9.  NetServer is commonly used in the IBM i community, yet controls access to a very vulnerable and common interface, Windows Shares.  IBM should help Customers secure this interface by making access to this information in the O/S itself; not by downloading "special" code.  This request should probably also include most, if not all of the functionality provided by this IBM tool (NETSVRCMD).

Idea priority Low