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  3. November 2024

Re: SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET ? MSGSY0271

Huge (security hole)? Why that?

Maybe an exaggeration, but when Password is *NONE I know that user can't use SSH, FTP or Netserver to access the system.


Is Kerberos/EIM implemented with password(*none) so unpopular that this situation has not been noticed until now?

The SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET function was apparently introduced or enhanced with IBM i 7.5 TR3 and 7.4 TR9 about a year ago.


Does Kerberos/EIM implemented with password(*none) work when doing work on the system console when the system is in restricted state?

No, users with console access do have passwords.

I do intend to create an RFE, I was just wondering how many this behavior affected and if there was a better solution than giving passwords to users who did not need them.


Regards,
Scott Ingvaldson
Fareway Stores, Inc.


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