On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:39:27 -0400, Dave McHenry wrote: >A manager of ours read a link that claims OPENLDAP could be used to replace >our current mainframe security. Everyone I've asked about this laughs and >says impossible. Is it impossible? > Like 8-character user IDs and NTP, it may become a requirement. The Microsofties have a weapon: "We can't consider adding z/OS to our shop; it doesn't conform to corporate IT standards: all our user IDs are 8 characters; all our clocks are synched to our central timeserver (right or wrong), and all our entitlements are administered via LDAP." Three strikes for the airline magazines.
See devolution of recent "Book Enquiry" thread. A few years ago, someone mentioned an ISV product ... -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
