Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread David Boyes
You'll never be able to stop people from copying files to their A disk - and making modifications - including removing any checks you make for an X disk, etc. Users can do an EXECDROP or EXECLOAD on their own - there's not many good ways to stop a determined user from shooting themselves in

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Rohling
Once it's loaded in memory -- what prevents that determined user from reading it out of memory and creating a file? Might have to write your own module.. but I'm just saying ;-) Scott Rohling On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:11 AM, David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net wrote: You'll never be able to

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread David Boyes
If they're THAT good, hire them. 8-) On Oct 15, 2010, at 10:53 AM, Scott Rohling scott.rohl...@gmail.commailto:scott.rohl...@gmail.com wrote: Once it's loaded in memory -- what prevents that determined user from reading it out of memory and creating a file? Might have to write your own

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Rohling
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:05 AM, David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.netwrote: If they're THAT good, hire them. 8-) Yeah -- they shouldn't be an end user but running the system :-) I'm wondering too about Sergio saying that users are taking the EXEC and modifying it to their purposes.. I would

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread gclovis
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Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Neale Ferguson
Years ago we used the alternative EXEC processor support to encrypt our execs and make these the ones the users executed. On 10/15/10 12:51 PM, gclo...@br.ibm.com gclo...@br.ibm.com wrote: Hi, A lot of years ago (VSE age), I saw a similar problem: how to protect an exec that puts controlled

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Rohling
...@tampabay.rr.com To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 15/10/2010 02:07 Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU -- Sergio, As Scott suggests, compiling is the first step to protect yourself

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Peter . Webb
outname outtype outmode. Options include LIST, XREF and REPLACE. Peter -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Neale Ferguson Sent: October 15, 2010 13:04 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX that verify what

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread gclovis
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Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Sergio Lima
: Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:17 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello Mike, Thanks very much from your good explanation. We need that the user execute our EXEC from a public dasd (Maint 31a), because, We try track who executed

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Sergio Lima
Les, Thanks very much from your opinion also. Of course, I'm I'm learning a lot with this problem. Best Regards, Sergio Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:14:24 -0400 From: vmr...@tampabay.rr.com Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Sergio

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Chip Davis
99 Thanks very much, Jim. Best Regards, Sergio Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:33:36 -0400 From: jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Alan Winson
You have to be careful with syntax like this: Parse Source . 'EXEC' fm +1 . The variable fm is assigned the value E, taken from the first letter of EXEC. You wanted it to be assigned the first character in the word following EXEC.

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-15 Thread Chip Davis
How embarrassing! I did a couple of quick tests in RexxTry, then proceeded to cut-n-paste the wrong one. Mea culpa. That line should read: Parse Source . 'EXEC' . +5 fm +1 . or more succinctly (if less clear): Parse Source 'EXEC' +5 fm +1 Sorry for the confusion. -Chip- On 10/15/10

REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Sergio Lima
Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X acessed minidisk. So, try with STATE command without succesfull and now try with LISTFILE command. If execute like this : 9 *-* 'LISTFILE cataa exec x (DATE STACK LIFO'

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Hughes, Jim
Of Sergio Lima Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:19 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X acessed minidisk. So, try with STATE command without succesfull and now

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Michael Coffin
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X acessed minidisk. So, try with STATE command without succesfull and now try with LISTFILE command. If execute like this : 9

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Rohling
Parse Source . . x1 x2 x3 . If x3 'X' Then Do Say 'You are not executing from the X disk!' Exit 99 End Scott Rohling On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Sergio Lima sergiovm...@hotmail.comwrote: Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Doug Breneman
/2010 03:20 PM Subject:REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Sent by:The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X acessed minidisk. So, try with STATE command without succesfull and now

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Rohling
Oops -- need to only look at the first letter of the filemode: Parse Source . . x1 x2 x3 . If left(x3,1) 'X' Then Do Say 'You are not executing from the X disk!' Exit 99 End Scott Rohling On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Scott Rohling scott.rohl...@gmail.comwrote: Parse Source . . x1

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Mike Walter
to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X acessed minidisk. So, try with STATE command without succesfull

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 2:34 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Parse Source . . x1 x2 x3 . If x3 'X' Then Do Say 'You are not executing from the X disk!' Exit

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Hughes, Jim
: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Sergio Lima Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:19 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello List, We are changing a REXX here for that this EXEC execute only if reside on X

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Sergio Lima
Hello, Excellent idea, we consider this as well, Thanks Sergio Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:34:19 -0400 From: brene...@us.ibm.com Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU You might consider using MAKEBUF and DROPBUF around your code. You

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Rohling
. CATAA CMS 11 *-* If x3 'X' 1 *-* Then Any mistake here ? Sergio -- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:34:28 -0600 From: scott.rohl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Parse

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Sergio Lima
, and now, the people here, want have a little control about what was compiled, and others thinks. Thanks again, and Best Regards, Sergio Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:03:36 -0500 From: mike.wal...@hewitt.com Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Sergio Lima
Hello Jim, Tested, run very well, Thanks very much, and Best Regards, Sergio Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:05:42 -0400 From: jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU A better method would be to verify the EXEC

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Rohling
, Thanks, Sergio -- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:48:09 -0600 From: scott.rohl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Yes - I corrected this in another post - you only want the first character of the filemode

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Rohling
: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Scott, Sorry about disturb, but still don't run, look please : The code : trace r 'LISTFILE cataa exec * (DATE STACK LIFO' Parse Source . . x1 x2 x3 . If left(x3,1) 'X' Then Do Say 'You are not executing from the X disk!' Exit 99

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Michael Coffin
into CP QUERY MDISK to verify that the disk accessed as X is MAINT 31A. -Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Sergio Lima Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:17 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Mike Walter
System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello Mike, Thanks very much from your good explanation. We need that the user execute our EXEC from a public dasd (Maint 31a), because, We try track who executed

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Rohling
5:17 PM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello Mike, Thanks very much from your good explanation. We need that the user execute our EXEC from a public dasd (Maint 31a), because, We try track who executed this, the date, the time

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Les Koehler
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Scott, Sorry about disturb, but still don't run, look please : The code : trace r 'LISTFILE cataa exec * (DATE STACK LIFO

Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file

2010-10-14 Thread Les Koehler
31A. -Mike *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] *On Behalf Of *Sergio Lima *Sent:* Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:17 PM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: REXX that verify what MINIDISK is a file Hello Mike, Thanks very much from your good