RE: Key to change default printer

I spent the first 15 years of my career working on S\36 and AS\400's.

With many models of the IBM "dumb" terminals there was a keystroke
combination that would get you into the Setup mode for the terminal. I
think one of the options in the Setup mode was selecting the Default printer
for that terminal. All of the 5250 emulation boards\software also had setup
options... but I don't remember whether you could get to them with just a
keystroke sequence or not.

I never heard of being able to modify the User Profile settings on the main
machine. As I recall you had to use SecEdit or some similar command (if you
had a high enough authority) to be able to modify User Profile settings.




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~TA~
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2021 6:51 AM
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Subject: Key to change default printer

This is a longshot but I'm hoping this will trigger a memory with
someone. Years ago I ran into a situation where a user in 5250
emulation (probably Client Access) accidentally hit a key, or
combination of keys, that changed the default printer IN THEIR USER
PROFILE. I would not have believed it, but at the time I researched it
and found that it was really a thing! So far, I am unable to locate any
information on this. Does anyone remember this? I have a user
currently who may have done the same thing.

I may not have the story exactly right, but does anyone remember
anything similar to this? A specific keypress (or combination) actually
caused a change in the user's profile?

Thank you in advance.

~TA~