RE: Password issues

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Ed Fishel
>
> None of the QPWDxxxx system values apply to DST/SST passwords.
> There are DST
> settings in V5R1 and V5R2 that are used to control DST/SST passwords. See
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/index.htm?info/r
zamh/rzamhpwpolicies.htm
> (Password policies for service tools user IDs ) in the V5R2
> Information Center
> for details.

Thanks, Ed.  This is so typical - nuggets of gold squirreled away in the
bowels of the documentation.  I would never have thought to go searching for
"password policies for DST".  At the same time, I have to admit to not doing
a thorough RTFM; had I simply searched infocenter on "DST password", the
third entry was this page.

However, it was not in the V5R1 infocenter.  On the other hand, there really
was quite a bit of good stuff there, including "Recovering DST passwords"
and "Changing DST passwords", that kind of stuff.  What I learned today was
that not only can you reset the DST password if you have QSECOFR, but you
can reset the QSCEOFR password if you have DST!

Anyway, thanks for your post.

Joe