Re: Reset QSECOFR password

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That will only work if the Service Tools password is known to be QSECOFR 
however....


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On 11/17/2016 3:52 PM, Don Brown wrote:
> This may work for you ...
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> The following procedure can be used to reset the DST password.
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> Select manual mode from the control panel (01 B M)
> Select function 21 and press Enter (DST will be displayed on the console
> Log on as QSECOFR QSECOFR
> Change DST password
> Commonly I will set to 22222222 but this is a security risk (Whatever
> changed to it should be recorded)
> Also (option 13 I think) change the security option to allow expired
> service profiles to change their password.  Then CHGDSTPWD can be used to
> reset the password to the default and then access SST and change the
> password.
> Log off from DST
> Reset to normal mode from the control panel (01 B N)
>
> *** Remember to enter USERID and PASSWORD in UPPERCASE !!!
>
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> Don Brown
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> From:   Marc Rauzier <marc.rauzier@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:   18/11/2016 03:44 AM
> Subject:        Re: Reset QSECOFR password
> Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Le 17/11/2016 à 18:26, David Gibbs a écrit :
> > On 11/17/2016 11:01 AM, info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > Hi guys.  I have an as400 that I don't know the qsecofr password. Or
> > > any user password for that matter.  I do not know any sst user ID's
> > > either.  Is there a way I can reset the password?
> >
> > IIRC, you should always be able to log in with QSECOFR on the system
> > console even with a bad password.
>
> I believe you can sign on the console with QSECOFR user profile with the
> right password even if the user profile is *DISABLED. But you do have to
> know the password.
>
> Marc