I'm sorry, but if I have to learn LINUX I think it only fitting that LINUX people learn a little VM.. Didn't we all have to learn VM at one time? and probably at least one other OS MVS or VSE.. Maybe IBM could supply a LINUX only directory using names like ROOT instead of MAINT.
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Kern Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news)) unfortunately lots of new Linux-server VM systems are being run off that initial starter system. They deserve the most secure starter system that IBM can give them. /Tom Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Isn't that a bit of an overkill for a starter system?? > > > > > *Thomas Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> > > 10/09/2007 10:00 AM > Please respond to > The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> > > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news)) > > > > > > > > > > I would like it to go a step further, like with some linux installations > that ask for a root password and another userid to be added. I like > having ALL system related userids be AUTOONLY, LBYONLY, NOLOG or have a > randomly generated password. All userids that need to actually need to > be logged onto must have a LOGONBY record authorizing that initial > sysprog userid. After that initial setup, it isn't hard to replace the > passwords for those users that need to logged on. No one ever really > needs the password to those accounts if properly LOGONBY authorized. > That random password could be randomized daily, until you can properly > divide all accounts into the proper AUTOONLY, LBYONLY, NOLOG or personal > password categories. > > /Tom Kern > /301-903-2211 > > > > Nick Laflamme wrote: > > Robert Nix wrote: > >> Hi Alan; > >> > >> Given that the starting CP Directory is dynamically created, for the > most > >> part, today, how hard would it be to allow the installer to select a > >> "root > >> password" to be applied to all of the initial accounts? > >> > > > > I'll go one step further: how about a default of all userids except > > MAINT, OPERATOR, and CMSUSER (does that still ship on fresh system?) > > being LBYONLY, defaulting to MAINT as the user who can do LOGONBY. > > Anyone who wants a different LOGONBY user (or additional users) should > > know which trivial XEDIT command will change that. > > > > Nick > > > __________________________________________________________________ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed VSE-List messages and set aside VM-List for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com
