RE: Shared Folders via PC Support under V4R3 -- MIDRANGE-L

We ran into a password problem when we converted from a V2R2 system to a
V4R2 system. The problem was with user profiles that had been created on an
even older version (around V2R0 I believe). Apparently, IBM changed the
password encryption method during one of the release upgrades. The RISC
boxes can't deal with the old encrypted passwords. The only solutions that
we found was to have the users change their passwords before converting to
RISC (they will then get encrypted into a format that the RISC box can deal
with) or have the security officer change the passwords after converting. 

> ----------
> From:         Tim Hamm[SMTP:tmhamm@yahoo.com]
> Sent:         Thursday, September 09, 1999 7:49 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Shared Folders via PC Support under V4R3
> 
> Customer's response you Larry's thoughts:
> 
> "The user profile is coded in a batch file, so it
> hasn't changed. However there is a NEW wrinkle that is
> kinda puzzling...
> 
> PKT400 isn't working for anyone lately. Problem is
> directly related to user passwords being invalid. They
> cannot authenticate against the gateway until the
> password is reset and set to not EXPIRE. Even
> resetting the password with an EXPIRE switch prevents
> the profile from working (usually allows access but
> won't allow services to be used until the password is
> changed by the user; forces password change screen, in
> other words). Something happened to the passwords on
> the system during the upgrade, but it hasn't afflicted
> everyone.
> 
> BTW, we upgraded from V3R7 to V4R3."
> 
> Anyone seen anything like this?
> 
> Tim Hamm
> ASI
> 
> --- Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@ibm.net> wrote:
> > Only thing I can think of is that the user is not
> > enrolled in the
> > Distribution Directory. (WRKDIRE).  Without that you
> > get no access to
> > shared folders.  Workstations would continue to
> > work.  Is it possible
> > that they are using different user profiles at those
> > remote stations
> > since the upgrade?  What version did they upgrade
> > from?
> > 
> >  - Larry
> > 
> > Tim Hamm wrote:
> > > 
> > > Here's an odd one that a friend needs help with,
> > and
> > > maybe somebody out there has an idea:
> > > 
> > > A company recently upgraded to V4R3 of OS/400. 
> > They
> > > are using PC Support on some DOS machines.   The
> > PC
> > > Support is using the "shared folders" function.
> > > Apparently, the function is not operating properly
> > > since their upgrade.  They are using some of these
> > > PC's at remote locations, so they are trying to
> > avoid
> > > travel to replace the machines with updated
> > systems.
> > > The problem has been directly related to their
> > > upgrade, so they are wondering if someone knows of
> > an
> > > existing problem and a fix.  The workstation
> > function
> > > works fine on these PC's.
> > > 
> > > Anyone got any ideas?
> > > 
> > > Tim Hamm
> > > Arbor Solutions, Inc
> > > tmhamm@iserv.net
> > > 
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