RE: Changing System wide System Values

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I would prefer:   DLTUSRPRF CARL    :-)



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: DAsmussen@aol.com [SMTP:DAsmussen@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 4:31 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Changing System wide System Values
> 
> Rob,
> 
> In a message dated 98-08-05 16:01:17 EDT, you write:
> 
> > Here's a system value for you:
> >  QPWDPOSDIF
> >  
> >  We have a problem where a user would change his password from
> CARL01 to 
> > CARL02 to CARL03... every time the password expired, he just changed
> the 
> > number.  It got to be kind of a joke in the department.  The above
> system 
> > value fixed that problem.  Of course now he couldn't change his
> password
> from 
> > CARL to DOLLY because there remains an L in the fourth position.
> Slightly 
> > frustrating but his actions inspired us into it.  And if this
> cheeses you
> off 
> > that much then you need to cut down on caffeine and spend some time
> with a 
> > VERY close friend.
> 
> Yes, but unless you activated the disallowance of repeating
> characters, Carl
> is probably now using AAAAAAAA, BBBBBBBB, CCCCCCCC -- personally, I
> prefer the
> CARL01, 02...
> 
> My .02,
> 
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
> 
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