-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Oberholtzer [mailto:midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 7:36 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ENDTCPSVR default of *ALL
Every now and then my fingers get faster than my brain. ENDTCPSVR command default is *ALL meaning ALL the TCP servers so, NFS, CIMOM, FTP, HTTP, etc.
but it also includes Telnet and a few others that are, well, important...
About once a year it happens, and it just did. Fortunately, it was one of my own systems and I was the only one on the system but still, it's a mistake that should not be made. I wish IBM would make the default *NONE.
Maybe a request in the future but in the past, I've been told they don't change defaults since that might mess things up for some folks.
More of a warning than anything else pointing out that even very experienced system admins make mistakes and the systems need to be built to protect itself.
Sounds more like the beginning of an *EXIT program than anything else.
--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact
[javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.
midrange.com
