RE: Mapping Network Drive -- MIDRANGE-L

Yeah,  it's a problem.  Add to all of that, security is enforced...you
might want to sit down for this one... At the application level. Now
that I'm developing communicative technologies (how's that for a turn of
phrase? :-) ) between multiple AS/400's,  these two holes alone are
getting ready to suck the life right out of whatever security, however
thin, once existed on these boxes.

Ah well... If it was easy, anyone could do it.  :-)

Shannon O'Donnell

 



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Liotta
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:54 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Mapping Network Drive


Shannon:

I haven't thought this through, but it seems you have a couple
difficulties. By having a guest profile _and_ a /root share, you have a
problem. Also, though it's been quite a while since I last looked at it,
I recall that the QPWFSERVER *AUTL is specific to /QSYS.LIB objects, not
any other file system; and it isn't exactly associated with file shares,
but with almost _any_ /QSYS.LIB object access via a host server (and
possibly TCP/IP servers as well) -- this can be a problem even for an
exit program if it attempts to access a file or call another program
when this is restricted.

First thing I'd do is remove the /root share. Only share directories
that you want shared, perhaps e.g., /home and others. If you _must_ have
a /root share, set its permissions appropriately.

If you have a /root share that isn't restricted, there's pretty much no
point in discussing mapped drive restrictions. AFAIC, the point of
sharing is to allow mapping drives. If you don't want mapped drives,
don't share. If you want only some users to map drives, set permissions
appropriately.

Use OpsNav to create and modify shares and to set permissions.

 ==> Connection>Network>Servers>TCP/IP

RMB on iSeries Netserver, select <Open>, or simply double-click. Then
expand Shared Objects. Each share has <Permissions>.

The The iSeries Support for Windows Network Neighborhood Server (iSeries
NetServer) APIs, or Server Support APIs, give some ability to set
permissions. OpsNav provides significant detail.

Tom Liotta

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   2. RE: Mapping Network Drive (Shannon ODonnell)
>
>Yes.  Not allow anyone to map a network drive, unless they are first 
>authorized to do so.  The problem I've seen, and that I've had zero 
>amount of time to research, is that the guest user profile QUSER, 
>defined on the NETSERVER properties, allows all drive mapping access so

>anyone can map a network drive even though I've limited access to the 
>QPWFSERVER *AUTL.  To add to the mix, there is also a /root share
>defined.  :-)   
>
>There may not be a five second solution here, but I thought it was 
>worth a shot to ask.
>
>Shannon O'Donnell

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Tom Liotta
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
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Kent, WA 98032
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