Re: AS400 user password

a copy of the ptf's posted earlier. I've already installed at several sites.
Never told the customers what they were missing.
Jim
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From: <edfishel@us.ibm.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: AS400 user password


>
> IBM is working on a solution to the password sniffing problem. PTFs should
> be available soon for all supported releases. For product 5769SS1
(OS/400),
> the V4R3 PTF number is SF62894, the V4R4 PTF is SF62895, and the V4R5 PTF
> is SF62896.
>
> After you apply the PTF for your system you will need to activate it by
> terminating and then restarting all subsystems that perform interactive
> work. Doing an IPL is one way to do this. Since your passwords may have
> been compromised, after applying and activating the fix, you may wish to
> change the passwords on your systems.
>
> Ed Fishel
> IBM Rochester
>
>
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