Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread Thomas Kern
I would like it to go a step further, like with some linux installations that ask for a root password and another userid to be added. I like having ALL system related userids be AUTOONLY, LBYONLY, NOLOG or have a randomly generated password. All userids that need to actually need to be logged

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread pfa
User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news)) I would like it to go a step further, like with some linux installations that ask for a root password and another userid to be added. I like having ALL system related userids be AUTOONLY, LBYONLY, NOLOG or have a randomly generated

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread David Boyes
Isn't that a bit of an overkill for a starter system??   Not really. If you start with a fairly buttoned-up system, you know exactly what holes you open because you do it deliberately (and it's completely your fault if you screw it up). What Tom's described is a pretty tight system, and it's

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread Huegel, Thomas
Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Kern Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:09 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news)) unfortunately lots of new Linux-server VM systems

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread Thomas Kern
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Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread Schuh, Richard
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:23 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news)) Isn't that a bit of an overkill for a starter system??   Not really. If you start with a fairly

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread Rich Smrcina
ROOT is already in the directory for Open Extensions. Let's not mess with a good thing. When we're teaching classes invariably there are a good mix of Linux people and mainframe (usually z/OS) people. Actually the last class that I taught, the Linux people kept up quite well with the z/VM

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread pfa
Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/09/2007 01:20 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news)) I'm sorry, but if I have to learn LINUX I think

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread Rich Smrcina
A full pack is allocated to each page and spool with Version 5. Although that may not be enough for some (most) Linux implementations, it's certainly better than the old defaults. :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And the Starter System (Initial System) has very limited page and spool space,

Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))

2007-10-09 Thread David Boyes
A full pack is allocated to each page and spool with Version 5. Although that may not be enough for some (most) Linux implementations, it's certainly better than the old defaults. :) Which got changed by exactly this kind of discussion...