RE: V5R1 DST passwords

["Hall, Philip" <phall@xxxxxxxx>]

> They've added the CHGDSTPWD command to reset DST QSECOFR to 
> QSECOFR. Now 
> here's the kicker - the password for DST is case sensitive 
> (as I forgot 
> today, typing in qsecofr time and time again when only 
> QSECOFR will work). 
>  You then need to change the password, but it seems that this 
> follows its 
> own rules - even if QPWDRQDDIF is set to 0, you can't 
> duplicate an old 
> password for the DST profile. 
> 
> So pretty easily, DST password management can become an issue 
> - especially 
> since you may not be going into SST that often. 

If I remember correctly, the passwords also auto expire after 180 days, to
give you even more of a potential headache...

--phil
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