RE: Restrict CLROUTQ--A good use for an exit program? -- MIDRANGE-L

David,

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HTH,
Charles


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> From: David A Parnin [mailto:daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: Restrict CLROUTQ--A good use for an exit program?
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> 
> Vern / everybody,
> 
> I'm still going to look into the exit program option but I 
> did do as you
> suggested and turned on object auditing for the CLROUTQ 
> command to log when
> it gets used.  I did a test and it seemed to capture the 
> job/workstation
> and command but I don't see the user-id anywhere.  Am I missing it or
> doesn't that get saved?  I'm new to journaling and am still stumbling
> around with the commands.
> 
> To test it I did a CLROUTQ DPTEST/DPTEST2 and got the 
> following entry when
> I did a DSPJRN JRN(QAUDJRN)
> 
> 34448161   T     CD                           DAVEPS7     10:50:53
> 
> When I typed a "5" next to it to display the entry I got the 
> following:
>                              Display Journal Entry
> 
>  Object . . . . . . . :                   Library  . . . . . . :
>  Member . . . . . . . :
>  Incomplete data  . . :   No              Minimized entry data :   No
>  Sequence . . . . . . :   34448161
>  Code . . . . . . . . :   T  - Audit trail entry
>  Type . . . . . . . . :   CD - Command string
> 
>              Entry specific data
>  Column      *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
>  00001      'CCLROUTQ   QSYS      *CMD    NCLROUTQ OUTQ(DPTEST/'
>  00051      'DPTEST2)'
> 
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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> Hey, Dave, I'm with you. Why take the easy way? And there's always
> something new!
> 
> I made a mistake - OBJAUD should be *ALL - *USRPRF means you 
> also need to
> set up auditing in the user profile.
> 
> When set to *ALL, at least according to the help text, it 
> says that READs
> and CHANGEs will have an entry added to the journal. This 
> suggests to me
> that failed attempts to use the command (a READ, correct?) 
> will be logged.
> But I've not verified this.
> 
> Good luck, whatever new thing you try!
> Vern
> 
> At 02:36 PM 5/10/2004, you wrote:
> 
> >Vern,
> >
> >People may have called me "simple" in the past but I haven't 
> always been
> >known for doing things the easy way.  :)  I think that I'm 
> still inclined
> >to go the exit program route mostly because it would get me 
> started with
> >exit programs.  I am curious--If you turn on auditing for the CLROUTQ
> >command does it log attempts to use the command by users who aren't
> >authorized it or does it only log when it was successfully 
> used?  As you
> >can probably tell I also haven't used auditing or journaling before.
> >Either way I guess I get to learn something new!
> >
> >Dave Parnin
> >Nishikawa Standard Company
> >Topeka, IN  46571
> >daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >                       05/10/2004 02:14 PM              Subject:  Re:
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> >Dave, the simplest way is to turn on auditing for the command. Use
> >
> >CHGOBJAUD OBJ(CLROUTQ) OBJTYPE(*CMD) OBJAUD(*USRPRF)
> >
> >You might want to do the same with the CHGOBJAUD command!  ;-)
> >
> >And be sure to know which users have *AUDIT special 
> authority - they can
> >change auditing even if they do not have authority to an 
> object, according
> >to the help text.
> >
> >Then you need to have a journal called QAUDJRN. And set system value
> >QAUDCTL. The easiest way is to GO SECTOOLS and use option 
> 10. For this
> >purpose, all you need is object auditing (*OBJAUD).
> >
> >HTH
> >Vern
> >
> >At 11:27 AM 5/10/2004, you wrote:
> > >Good morning all,
> > >
> > >We have a situation where someone appears to be clearing 
> an outq for a
> > >printer used by many people.  There's no real need for any 
> user to be
> >using
> > >the CLROUTQ command or choosing option 14 from WRKOUTQ.  
> What we would
> >like
> > >to do is to log the user-id of people trying to do this and give an
> error
> > >message to any non-MIS people.
> > >
> > >My boss initially suggested creating a modified CLROUTQ 
> command that was
> > >higher in the library list than the system command.  Over 
> the weekend I
> > >started wondering if an exit program could do the job.  I've never
> > >attempted an exit program before but wouldn't mind 
> learning.  I've seen
> > >examples for FTP and Telnet in the archives but can they 
> be added for
> any
> > >command?
> > >
> > >I would appreciate any advice.  Thanks.
> > >
> > >Dave Parnin
> > >Nishikawa Standard Company
> > >Topeka, IN  46571
> > >daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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