Re: operators and PWRDWNSYS

[Luis Rodriguez <luis.rodriguez2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

1.- Must your operators have access to the command line? If
not, encapsulate the cmd in a CL and ask for confirmation. 

2.- Add an exit point to QIBM_QWC_PWRDWNSYS . We use a CL
that asks the operator to confirm if this (power off the
system) is what he wants to do.

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez


--- midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> ------------------------------
>
> message: 5
> date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:41:35 -0400
> from: "Michael Rosinger" <mrosinger@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: operators and PWRDWNSYS
>
> List,
>
> I am interested how other shops handle this issue. I want
> my operators to be 
> able to perform an IPL at times but I am reluctant to
> give them permissions 
> to execute PWRDWNSYS. The reason is concern that it will
> be accidental. If 
> you key the command without prompting it begins an
> immediate controlled 
> shutdown with no IPL.
>
> Is there a way to have the system force a confirmation
> (i.e. a "are you 
> sure?" type message) if the command is issued with no
> prompting? A system 
> value perhaps that controls this?
>
> Who has permissions to issue PWRDWNSYS in your shop?
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Michael Rosinger
> Systems Programmer / DBA
> Computer Credit, Inc.
> 640 West Fourth Street
> Winston-Salem, NC  27101
> 336-761-1524
> m rosinger at cciws dot com 


Luis Rodriguez

IBM Certified Systems Expert
eServer i5 iSeries Technical Solutions