Re: SST PWLVL

Like Larry every partition that I manage has that at 2. With supported software ( read: no iSeries Navigator) it’s the suggested setting. Been that way for more years than I care to count. I also go into DST and change the security settings to the most strict one I can. Getting into SST/DST without knowledge and authority is/can be dangerous.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On May 20, 2021, at 12:03 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I tried to look at this. I suspect once you go to 2 it's a one way street because I cannot even get it to prompt for it as it says you're already at level 2.
In SST the F1 key works much different - no cursor sensitive help. Therefore you cannot position on the message and try to find out what it is.
Searching IBM for sst password level is bereft of help. The only hits I get are under this section
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=concepts-password-policies-service-tools-user-ids
And there is no definition of what the previous levels were. Basically if you want to do x you need level 2. If you want to do y you need level 2.
Sounds like IBM is saying: Change it to 2 and stay there.

I did find some help on the menu option for it:
<snip>
Option 4. Change service tools password level
This option allows the user to change the password
level for the service tools user passwords. Password
level 1 is the default for the system.

Notes:
o The password level can not be changed back to level 1.

o The password level change does not take effect until
a user creates or changes a password.

o See the Help while changing the service tool
password level for additional information.
</snip>

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I change every single partition to level 2 for the past decade AT LEAST
and have never seen a problem. I have done this hundreds of times.

I believe the only issue was WAY back with DeadNav as the console there
was a limit to password length.

- DrF

On 5/20/2021 12:29 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:
Are there any ramifications with changing the password level in SST? When
I prompt the option, it talks about v5r1 of IBM i Access for Windows. I
don't see how that's pertinent.

I don't get to choose, I can either press ENTER to set password level 2 or
F12 to cancel.

TIA

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