RE: Special Authority *SERVICE

["John Earl" <john.earl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The number of profiles (let alone users) with *SERVICE authority on any
given system should be relatively low.  If you can't think of a reason
why a person needs *SERVICE, remove it until a reason presents itself.

If the person is in IT, I would doubt that the reason ever presents
itself.

jte


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:21 AM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Special Authority *SERVICE
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I happened to notice that the security of a person who
> used to be in the
> I.T. department still has the special authority of
> *SERVICE.  My hunch is
> that they don't need this anymore.  What actually does
> this give them?
> Access to SST?  Both the help text and Infocenter say
> "Service authority is
> granted to this user.  The user can perform service
> functions."  That's
> like saying my cat can walk on four legs because he has
> four legs.  I
> didn't find anything in the archives.  Thanks.
> 
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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