RE: IFS security documentation?

[jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

>> > Stupid ?  Yes,   Emulates UNIX ? Yes
>> > What more can I say.

>> Yes, and for another example the inet_addr() API returns an
>> unsigned int and indicates (unsuccessful) with a defined return
>> value of -1. Takes a couple tries to catch on to it if you're new to
sockets.
>> Why does it work that way? Because that's the way Unix does it.


>Thankfully they left it as is - who knows how many hours I/others would
have
>wasted when porting Unix code to the AS/400 if they *had* tried to iron
out
>these funnies.

You're right about that probably Phil,  however I don't think it would have
broken
anything for a *PGM object in QSYS.LIB to behave consistently across the
whole machine.
Even when touching things in QOpenSys directory.

If my program was compiled by QGOD and Adopts authority,  It should have
the same ability
and behavior regardless of who the authorized user id is running that
program and
regardless of what object it touches in the Integrated(?) File System.

>> > Stupid ?  Yes,   Emulates UNIX ? Yes
>> > What more can I say.

MHO

John Carr