Rob, You could also set up "logonby" for the users who are allowed to connect to maint. Then they would only have to remember their own password to sign on.
Bob. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Eddie Chen Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:04 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Resetting z/VM admin password Let's assume the user direct is on maint 191. Define the operator I'd as linknopas on the option statement. If someone change the maint password. Then link maint 191 and edited the file. You then link maint 123 full pack minidisk. And update the directory. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chan Kok Leong [c...@chankle.net] Sent: 03/19/2009 05:18 PM ZE8 To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Resetting z/VM admin password Hi Rob, I am talking about the MAINT profile in USER DIRECT. I help to maintain a test system when users are free to edit that file so that they can create their own guests to work with. A thought came to me on how to recover the system if someone change the password for the MAINT user and then somehow forgets it. In the linux world, there are ways to reset the root password, you know for times when the sysadmin forgets his password. Is there something similar for z/VM? Rob van der Heij wrote: > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Chan Kok Leong <c...@chankle.net> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Does anyone know if it is possible to reset the password for the MAINT >> account? >> > > You talk RACF or plain CP directory passwords? > What makes you think you must "reset" it - you mean someone changed it > and did not tell you? Or are you asking for a back door to get into a > system where you are not supposed to be? > > Rob > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 Visit our website at http://www.nyse.com **************************************************** Note: The information contained in this message and any attachment to it is privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the message, and please delete it from your system. Thank you. NYSE Euronext, Inc. This electronic transmission and any documents accompanying this electronic transmission contain confidential information belonging to the sender. This information may be legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on or regarding the contents of this electronically transmitted information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
