Or maybe put a password on the VSWITCH that would allow a class G user to
connect if he knew the password.

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
<[email protected]>wrote:

> I don't.  I don't have any human beings on my systems except for system
> programmers that have full authority anyway.  Having to GRANT linux
> servers is an extra thing that has to be managed.  I would like to
> define a vswitch as unrestricted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of RPN01
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:27 AM
> To: [email protected]
>  Subject: Re: Vswitch Grant as a CMD in User's Directory?
>
> The issue with keeping the grants in AUTOLOG1 or in SYSTEM CONFIG is
> that
> you have to either continually modify those files every time you create
> a
> new Linux image, or you have to keep a separate list of Linux images
> somewhere for AUTOLOG1 to read (though you probably have to anyway).
>
> Putting the commands in the CP Directory entry just gives you one less
> worry
> about where to check if something has been done or not. It also covers
> you
> for the initial creation of the image, where AUTOLOG1 will not be run,
> so
> that you don't have to worry about granting the image by hand the first
> time.
>
> Is there anyone out there that actually gains security from CP users not
> being granted onto their vSwitches? How many people would like to be
> able to
> define a vSwitch as "open to the public" or not requiring a grant to be
> accessed?
>
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>
>
> On 12/7/10 9:25 PM, "Lee Stewart" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > It seems to me...
> >
> > Rather than putting a Vswitch Grant for each Linux guest somewhere
> like
> > AUTOLOG1's PROFILE EXEC, I thought I'd try putting a
> >      CMD SET VSWITCH VSW1 GRANT &USERID
> > in the directory profile for the Linux guests...
> >
> > Alas, it seems that the GRANT isn't processed till after the NIC / LAN
> > connection is attempted.  I thought I understood that CMDs in the
> > directory entry were processed before the user was logged on...
> >
> > Did I misunderstand or???
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lee
>

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