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PowerVC VA to be able to edit the config and use FQDN, instead of IP to login to the UI.

During the installation when prompted to add FQDN it did not accepted it even when nslookup were providing the same DNS entries, so it was configured with IP.
about 19 hours ago in PowerVC Submitted

Add the ability to generate an ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram) to IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS)

Deprecated Navigator used to have the ability to generate database maps and I'd like this ability back in iACS. Just had a new person start this week and trying to get them started and this lacks. Not a good first impression on their exposure to I...
13 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

To be able to start the debug service from the QSTRUPPGM as any other IBMi TCP service

To be consistent with the other IBMi daemon that maybe started at IPL time with a parameter. Also, We avoid users/develoopers to start themseleves those services which create potential issues with rights issue are configuration issues especially i...
about 16 hours ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Submitted

Stack Column Headings in RUNSQL Scripts output ResultSet

Today the 3-component database "Column Headings" are stored a 3, 20-byte text strings for 60 bytes in total. Today IBM ACS uses those column headings as resultSet column headings but treats them as one long 60-byte string. This request is to stack...
1 day ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Submitted

Ability to limit which special characters are allowed or not allowed in a password.

Password changes performed through ACS is using Unicode. Because IBM i does not restrict special characters when QPWDRULES is active, users can select characters that are valid in Unicode but do not map consistently to the CCSID used on the IBM i....
about 2 hours ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

Universal Electromagnetic Infrastructure Transparency, Exposure Assessment, and Public Health Research Network (UEIT-EAPHRN)

IBM–DARPA Research Concept Submission Title: Universal Electromagnetic Infrastructure Transparency, Exposure Assessment, and Public Health Research Network (UEIT-EAPHRN) Classification: Research & Development Concept (Non-Operational) Submitti...
2 days ago in Power Ecosystem Software / Health Care Submitted

Enhancement Request for Root CA Renew Procedure

we would appreciate it if you could advise if IBM has plans to release a new technote covering the step-by-step root CA renewal procedure for reference. Or from DCM, add some technote for renewing root CA. like not allowing the same root CA occurr...
2 days ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

Global option to prevent cron from sending mail to users

If a command in someones crontab generates output to stdin or stderr and is not redirected a mail is geneareted to the user who ownes the crontab. While this might have been a good idea 30 years ago, it can cause serious troube in modern environme...
26 days ago in AIX Submitted

Please put SJ08079 on the next resave of IBM i 7.6.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7066410 I'd rather not see these false flag messages upon first upgrading to IBM i 7.6 so they need to incorporate SJ08079 into the next resave of IBM i 7.6. It's not on any cume or group so I'm afraid if I d...
4 days ago in IBM i / Core OS Submitted

Authority Collection data should include successful checks, even when the user is the OWNER of the object

I ran into a strange behavior when using authority collection. Scott Forstie was able to confirm that it's currently working "as coded". However, I think it should be changed. When a user profile successfully accesses an object, and that user prof...
15 days ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

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