Carsten Flensburg picked up the challenge from our last issue and sent in this password validity checking program that lets you use the QPWDCHGBLK function without moving to i/OS 6.1.

Have you ever used the WRKREGINF (Work with Registration Information) command? Do you even know what Registration Information is anyway?

Securing a system for your organization can be a daunting task, drawing on resources from every corner of the enterprise.

In the last issue I discussed the new i/OS 6.1 system value of QPWDCHGBLK(Password Change Blocking).

IBM has provided great CL commands to retrieve information about user profiles, objects, members, job information, system values, and more in commands like RTVUSRPRF, RTVOBJD, RTVMBRD, RTVJOBA, an

In 6.1 you can keep your password rules the same by retaining the system value settings for the password formation system values QPWDLMTAJC, QPWDLMTCHR, QPWDLMTREP, QPWDMAXLEN, QPWDMINLEN, QPWDPO

Most of us today use e-mail as one of our primary communication vehicles.

The current user for a job is not always the signed-on user.

IBM has added some really nice features that are implemented in the system values for i/OS 6.1. Here are two of my favorites.