Re: Retrieve System i user's password?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Exactly, especially since passwords are hidden and therefore we can't 
review what we've typoed.

John Earl wrote:
> Case in point...
>
>   
> > Presuming, of course, that you can/will tyoe that many letters at one
> > trime without a typo.                   ^^^^
> >     
>   ^^^^^^
>
> :)
>
> jte 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:00 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: Re: Retrieve System i user's password?
> >
> > Presuming, of course, that you can/will tyoe that many letters at one
> > trime without a typo.
> >
> >
> > John Earl wrote:
> >     
> > > That's good - but with long password support you can include blanks
> > >       
> - so
>   
> > > you can type
> > >
> > > "Mary had a little lamb"
> > > or
> > > "I was there when Bonds hit #756!"
> > > or
> > > "this is really 1 stoopid fricking password"
> > >
> > > jte
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> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> > > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > > >         
> Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:36 PM
> > > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > > Subject: Re: Retrieve System i user's password?
> > > >
> > > > long password support?  make your password something you won't
> > > > forget...like for example:
> > > >
> > > > thisisreally1stoopidfrickingpassword
> > > >
> > > > should be fairly easy to remember 8^)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tommy Holden
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Steve Landess" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > 08/06/2007 02:33 PM
> > > > Please respond to
> > > > Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > > >
> > > > To
> > > > "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > > >
> > > > Subject
> > > > Re: Retrieve System i user's password?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The post-it note is currently stuck on the back of my employee
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > badge...
> > >
> > >       
> > > > <lol>
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"
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> > > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:11 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Retrieve System i user's password?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > > AND
> > > > > > 5) at least one digit...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > Don't forget #6.... "write the password down on a post-it."
> > > > >
> > > > > I've never been a big lover of these rules as you make the
> > > > >           
> password
>   
> > > so
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > complicated to remember that it has to be written down. Of course,
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > now
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > that you've enabled large password support it's less of an issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Walden
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
> > > > >           
> Landess
>   
> > > > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:56 PM
> > > > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > > > Subject: Re: Retrieve System i user's password?
> > > > >
> > > > > AND
> > > > >
> > > > > 5) at least one digit...
> > > > >
> > > > > (forgot that...)
> > > > >
> > > > > - sjl
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Steve Landess" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"
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> > > > >           
> > > <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:43 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Retrieve System i user's password?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > Rob -
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They are trying to solve a problem that will go away after the
> > > > > >             
> next
>   
> > > > > > password
> > > > > > change cycle (< 90 days).  We just implemented long password
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > support
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > on
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > iSeries systems, and during the interim period they want this
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > solution
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > in
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > the event someone needs to reset their password.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My recommendation is to wait 90 days and the problem will fix
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > itself...
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > We currently have password rules in place that will require:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1) At least 1 upper-case character
> > > > > > 2) At least 1 special character
> > > > > > 3) No repeating characters
> > > > > > 4) No characters can be repeated in the same position as the
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > previous
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > > password.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Steve
> > > > > >
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