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• Strategies for securing IBM i production files

  This tip offers an overview of the process for securing production files on IBM i. Learn how to best secure native objects, including data files, on the AS/400. Walk through the steps from setting system security, access strategy, object level ... Continue Reading

• Translating Linux for IBM i admins: User profile commands

  Linux can run on an AS/400 partition, but without understanding the commands, an IBM i admin may give up. Learn about user profile commands on Linux from an IBM i admin, including how to change passwords and assign users to groups and subgroups. Continue Reading

• Checking if a local port is used by another job on AS/400

  A command called NETSTAT shows who is using local ports on AS/400 but it can only be used interactively to create spooled output. Continue Reading

• Changing BRMS configurations for new naming conventions for i5

  Use BRMMED to adapt the i5 to new location names for relocated machines. Continue Reading

• DAYSPAST CLLE program for AS/400: Compares object creation date with today's date

  A CLLE program for AS/400 to determine the number of days that have passed since an object was created. Continue Reading

• Setting up an automatic reply in the system reply list

  AS/400 systems can use the system reply list to automatically reply, but only if the inquiry message reply attribute is specified as INQMSGRPY(*SYSRPYL).Continue Reading

• Clearing physical member file records

  If you are trying to clear a physical member file, but get a message that says: FILE *** in LIBRARY *** is in use, what do you do? Scott Ingvaldson provides a quick fix.Continue Reading

• Drive space management commands

  Helpful commands to manage drive space and view disk status.Continue Reading

• Identifying users' system authority

  How do users get the authority to run certain commands? How do you identify those users? System i security expert Carol Woodbury has the answers.Continue Reading

• Run a stored procedure in AS/400 with limited profile access

  ISeries security expert Carol Woodbury explains how to run a stored procedure in AS/400 while restricting the access of the profile that makes the call.Continue Reading

• Viewing the job log of an *ALLOBJ user

  ISeries security expert Carol Woodbury explains how a non-*ALLOBJ user can view the job log of a user with *ALLOBJ access.Continue Reading

• Using the notification function of Advanced Job Scheduler

  ISeries backup and recovery expert Ken Graap explains how to use job scheduler to send notifications using the Change Notification Command.Continue Reading

• Monitoring application of PTFs

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• Gaining control over use of SST profiles

  Expert Carol Woodbury explains the only way to extract SST profile information on iSeries servers.Continue Reading

• Allowing a user to copy or create a duplicate object

  An iSeries user asks expert Carol Woodbury if there is a way to allow a user to copy or create a duplicate object without giving them update rights to that object in V5R3.Continue Reading