Don't think the iSeries is beyond security threats. OS/400 may be one of the most secure operating systems, but the IFS could be an open door to viruses.
E-mail filtering in OS/400 SMTP
TIP :If a virus gets into your network, it is often relayed and passed along quickly via e-mail forwarding. This is where your ...
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How's your system integrity?
TIP :You can use the CHKOBJITG to check your system for "integrity violations," such as commands that have been tampered with and ...
Run a virus scan/clean on the IFS
ASK THE EXPERTS :How can I run a virus scan/clean on the IFS of a model 170 @ V4R3 CA/400 V3R2? Yesterday I found over 600 files in the IFS ...
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Restrict authority in the root directory
ASK THE EXPERTS :How can security be setup so that folders/files cannot be
added to the root of the IFS unless you have specific
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Securing the root directory in the IFS
ASK THE EXPERTS :
How should one go about securing the root directory in the IFS? What
considerations should be reviewed, and what are some ...
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Keeping track of sign-on dates
ASK THE EXPERTS :We have users that connect to our iSeries through IFS only. They log on by a personal user ID and not by a guest profile. My ...
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Understanding the root file system
ASK THE EXPERTS :I'm an iSeries administrator working on a V5R1 machine. I was wondering why IFS
objects, such as STMF, are created with my ...
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Changing the permission for folders
ASK THE EXPERTS :
How can I change the permissions for all the folders nested in a top
level folder in the IFS? When I try changing the ...
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Working with IFS
ASK THE EXPERTS :Recently it was pointed out to me that the IFS uses the same disk as the rest of the iSeries 400. Previously, I thought it ...
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