RE: AS400 user password (fwd)

You mean if your piece of software is running at the time I sign on? 

Lo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 163.net [SMTP:jshen69@163.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 6:31 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: AS400 user password (fwd)
> 
> I know if you use your user. I can get the password. No problem.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Raikov, Lo <RaikovL@mki.com.au>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:06 PM
> Subject: RE: AS400 user password (fwd)
> 
> 
> > I did not expect to see any disagreement on this one. As far as I know,
> > passwords are stored inside the MI, and there is no MI command or system
> API
> > that would allow existing passwords to be extracted. In fact, in the
> early
> > days of the AS/400 IBM was very proud of this feature, saying that for
> this
> > reason alone AS/400 was more secure than any of the UNIX platforms. If,
> > however, you know how to look up the existing password, could you share
> the
> > know-how please?
> > 
> > Lo
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Steve Glanstein [SMTP:mic@aloha.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:38 PM
> > > To: mr; echu@navg.com
> > > Subject: RE: AS400 user password (fwd)
> > > 
> > > Yes.
> > > 
> > > Steve Glanstein
> > > mic@aloha.com 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Is it possible to look up an AS400 user's password within the 
> > > > system?  Any input on this will be appreciated.  Thank you.
> > > > 
> > > > Eunice Chu
> > > > echu@navg.com
> > > > 
> > > > 
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