RE: Restrict ability to alter variables in debugger on production -- MIDRANGE-L

That's an idea. It'd be like blocking the use of EVAL in STRDBG, or the equivalent in STRISDB. Hmm.

Then, of course, there are the graphical debuggers.

Vern

At 11:56 AM 11/10/2004, you wrote:

Do the debuggers use CHGPGMVAR to change the variables? What would
happen if you revoked the rights to that command?

-Walden


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Sent: Wednesday, 10 November, 2004 12:09
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Subject: Restrict ability to alter variables in debugger on production

A customer has asked whether there is an iSeries-usable debugger that
can be used in such a way that a programmer cannot change the values of
variables while stepping through a program. Reason for this is SOX. They
want to avoid all the documentation and special approval required to do
this.

I know, programmer's should not even be looking at production data. And
they should probably have a set of test data to do this. And trying to
get around these requirements sounds like a breach in the first place.
Nonetheless, they are asking.

Thanks
Vern
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