DST passwords

Jim,

If you can sign on to a workstation with QSECOFR authority, you will be
able to reset the DST security officer password to its default.  Use the
CHGDSTPWD command.  Also QSRV should be a valid DST password.  Remember
to use uppercase.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse



> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Langston
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:01 PM
> To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: MIDRANGE-L digest, Vol 1 #454 - 17 msgs
>
> Okay, I think I'm in deep bandini.
>
> I tried this, put the key in, selected manual mode from the
> remote control panel, selected option 21, pressed enter and...
> nothing happened.  The Remote Control Panel showed 21  00.
> So I try to open up the console... and am asked for the user
> name and password.  Nothing works now, not the 1's, not the 2's,
> not QSECOFR, all disabled.
>
> I'm thinking that even if I manual IPL I'll be asked for the user
> name and password and can't get in.  What do I do?  Right now my
> AS/400 is running, but it is fairly common for someone to modify
> or add a new day-end process that waits for a message and we have
> to get on the console to answer the message to restart QINTER.
>
> I'm starting to panic a little bit here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Message: 1
> From: "Carsten Flensburg" <flensburg@novasol.dk>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Subject: Re: SST accounts
> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:08:11 +0200
> Organization: Novasol Data AS
> Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>
> Hello Jim,
>
> To enable the DST user profiles you have to enter the DST menu - to do
> that
> without having to IPL:
>
> 1. Insert key
> 2. Select manual mode
> 3. Select function 21 - press enter button
>
> The console should now display the DST menu:
>
> 4. Select option 5. Work with DST environment
> 5. Select option 3. Service tools user profiles
> 6. Select option 5. Enable - for the user profiles in question
> 7. Back to DST main menu and F3 to exit.
> 8. Switch back to normal mode and remove key.
>
> - Also note that the DST passwords as of V5R1 are case sensitive (and
can
> be
> up to 128 bytes long).
>
> Best regards,
> Carsten Flensburg
>
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