Re: RMTCMD Anomaly????

Your signon with Mark makes the AS/400 connection for you.  The connection
does not need to have a session associated with it.  Check your Client
Access and Windows Start configurations.  Mark is set up to auto connect and
HACKER isn't.  This is why Mark can execute RMTCMD.

You may want to look at PowerLock.  You can download a free intrusion
detection copy from http://www.400security.com

Hope this helps.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Allen <markallen@kellyskids.com>
To: 'MIDRANGE-L <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:16 AM
Subject: RMTCMD Anomaly????


> I think I have found a potential "hole" but maybe I am missing something,
> and one of the "experts" out here can help.
>
> Scenario1:
>
> Sign on to Microsoft Windows with User=Mark (same as 400 user id) and no
> password (I know bad, but......)
>
> At this point no Client Access session program has been started from
client
> PC.
>
> Do RMTCMD /I d:\web\Command.lst
>
> Commands execute as specified but no AS/400 sign on is required.
>
>
> If I do a DSPLOG after executing command I see
>
>
>                          Additional Message Information
>
>  Message ID . . . . . . :   CPIAD0B       Severity . . . . . . . :   00
>  Message type . . . . . :   Information
>  Date sent  . . . . . . :   05/18/00      Time sent  . . . . . . :
> 12:04:09
>
>  Message . . . . :   *SIGNON server job 704972/QUSER/QZSOSIGN processing
>    request for user MARK on 05/18/00 12:04:09 in subsystem QSYSWRK in
QSYS.
>  Cause . . . . . :   The *SIGNON server is processing request 1 for user
> MARK.
>    The types of requests supported are as follows:
>      1 -- Retrieve Signon Information
>      2 -- Change Password
>
>
> Other msg's that appear:
>
> *SIGNON server job 704972/QUSER/QZSOSIGN processing request for user MARK
on
> Job 704981/QUSER/QZSCSRVS started on 05/18/00 at 12:04:12 in subsystem
> QSYSWR
> Servicing job 704974/QUSER/QZSCSRVS for user MARK on 05/18/00 12:04:12 in
> sub
> Job 704982/QUSER/QZSCSRVS started on 05/18/00 at 12:04:12 in subsystem
> QSYSWR
>
> If I sign on to my PC as HACKER (BTW not a valid AS/400 signon) and try
the
> rmtcmd I get the Client Access pop up window asking for userid and
password.
>
> Short of requiring/enforcing every one to have Windows passwords is there
> any other way to restrict RMTCMD??
> I do want specific user profiles to be able to execute w/o having to sign
on
> to the as/40 (i.e. scheduled running of .BAT at specified time from a PC).
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Allen
> IS Manager
> Kelly's Kids
> markallen@kellyskids.com
>
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