And every human Operator need class D privclass to handle SPOOL operations.  
Some report or data files can be transferred by an Operator to another userid, 
viewed there, and transferred back.

It makes me wonder how secret 3-letter US government agencies dealt with 
Operator, sysprog, and security admin issues.

Mike Walter
Hewitt Associates

(Sent from the wee keyboard on a Blackberry.)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bates" [[email protected]]
Sent: 05/12/2009 04:48 PM EST
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Oops and finding passwords on a system...



From the HELP file for DEFINE MDISK says the PRIMARY OPERATOR has it. Doesn't 
matter what's in the directory or what the userid is. If you are the primary 
operator, you've got the ability.

Besides, AUTOLOG, SET SECUSER, and SEND can also be used to look at files on 
other users if you have the authority to do it. Want to keep the passwords 
under wraps, they best be encrypted. An inventive soul can find a way to get to 
clear text files if they have access to the right stuff.


Bob Bates
Enterprise Hosting Services

w. (469)892-6660
c. (214) 907-5071

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