RE: ENDTCPSVR default of *ALL

["Jim Oberholtzer" <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sure, I could.  However then I've modified the IBM supplied command and that
causes all measure of trouble with customers that have highly regulated
environments, and ones that just won't allow it.  


--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 7:38 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: ENDTCPSVR default of *ALL

You do know you can change the default, right?

On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 8:36 AM Jim Oberholtzer
<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
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> Jim Oberholtzer
>
> Agile Technology Architects
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