Re: ENDTCPSVR default of *ALL

[Bryan Dietz <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>]

sounds like what is needed is something like PWRDWNSYS has.
F-16 confirmation screen

Bryan

Justin Taylor wrote on 12/19/2018 9:15 AM:
> Maybe CHGCMDDFT or RFE?
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> From: Jim Oberholtzer [mailto:midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 7:36 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: ENDTCPSVR default of *ALL
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> Every now and then my fingers get faster than my brain.  ENDTCPSVR command default is *ALL meaning ALL the TCP servers so, NFS, CIMOM, FTP, HTTP, etc.
> but it also includes Telnet and a few others that are, well, important...
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> About once a year it happens, and it just did.  Fortunately, it was one of my own systems and I was the only one on the system but still, it's a mistake that should not be made.  I wish IBM would make the default *NONE.
> Maybe a request in the future but in the past, I've been told they don't change defaults since that might mess things up for some folks.
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> More of a warning than anything else pointing out that even very experienced system admins make mistakes and the systems need to be built to protect itself.
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> Sounds more like the beginning of an *EXIT program than anything else.
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> Jim Oberholtzer
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