Re: Setting QPWDMAXLEN>8, or, increasing QPWDMAXLEN from 8 to 10 -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Setting QPWDMAXLEN>8, or, increasing QPWDMAXLEN from 8 to 10
From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:24:26 -0500
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I have found some little quirks.
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzarl/rzarlpwdsv.htm

<snip>
The system prevents a user from setting the password equal to the user
profile name using the CHGPWD command, the ASSIST menu, or the QSYCHGPW
API in any of the following conditions.
The Password Rules (QPWDRULES) system value has a value of *PWDSYSVAL
and the Password Minimum Length (QPWDMINLEN) system value has a value
other than 1.
The Password Rules (QPWDRULES) system value has a value of *PWDSYSVAL
and the Password Maximum Length (QPWDMAXLEN) system value has a value
other than 10.
The Password Rules (QPWDRULES) system value has a value of *PWDSYSVAL
and you change any of the other password-control system values from the
defaults.
</snip>

Rob Berendt

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