Count your systems libraries

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Here's a simple CL program to count and print the number of libraries on your system. You should run this as part of your monthly security auditing and track in a monthly security audit spreadsheet. It can help you spot unexpected activity and document increased system usage. 

  PGM
DSPOBJD    OBJ(*ALL) OBJTYPE(*LIB) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) +  
             OUTFILE(QTEMP/#OFLIBS)  
RUNQRY     QRYFILE((QTEMP/#OFLIBS)) OUTTYPE(*PRINTER) +
             OUTFORM(*SUMMARY)
ENDPGM
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  • Just an FYI, the 'Back door to get command line access' trick will only work on OS/400 V4R4 and below. The V4R5 implementation has removed this back door. —Dave Barth


This was first published in June 2001

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