Re: runrmtcmd with logged in user/password

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

No...passwords are a one-way hash.

Well, technically there was (is?) a security hole if you had LANMAN (v1)
passwords stored for use with Netserver/QNTC.

They were quite easily to get to and to break.

That was many years ago..

If you must use RUNRMTCMD, you'll have to ask for the users password.

If you're only needed it so you can run an interactive app on the PC of the
logged in user, then consider using Start PC Command (STRPCCMD)

STRPCCMD uses a special 5250 screen to send a remote command to the PC via
the 5250 emulation session itself.

Only catch is you have to make sure the STRPCO command gets run in the
session before STRPCCMD will work.

I put together my own little wrapper..

pgm parm(&pCommand &pPause)
  dcl        var(&pCommand)   type(*CHAR) len(128)
    dcl        var(&pPause)     type(*CHAR) len(4)

   strpco     pcta(*NO)
   monmsg     msgid(IWS4010)
   if         cond(&pPause *EQ '*YES') +
      then(strpccmd   pccmd(&pCommand) pause(*YES))
   else  +
      cmd(strpccmd   pccmd(&pCommand) pause(*NO))

endpgm

Charles


On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 3:44 PM, tim <iseriesstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> is it possible to execute the runrmtcmd with the user/password of the user
> logged in?
>
> i know how to get the user, but how can i get the password?
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