On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:36:48 -0500, Brian Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Maybe I'm just tired of having to make directory edits to remove default >passwords for the last 25 years (in releases going all the way back to >VM/370) and who knows how far into the future. I'm a big fan of fix it >once for everybody instead of everybody fix it once, and twice, and >thrice, and... > >Brian Nielsen >======================== ========================= ======================= <dead horse mode> Oh, and while we're at it (he said while doing a z/VM 5.3 install), let's not forget all the default MDISK passwords that need to be changed too. Ship all MDISKs with no passwords and use LNKNOPAS as needed during the install process and/or a supplied EXEC to change them all to customer supplied values. (Yes, I have my own EXEC, but everybody shouldn't have to invent the wheel.) </dead horse mode> Brian Nielsen