Re: Note: WRKLNK is not the same as a 'share'!

[Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't share the IFS or make sure you go through proper security set up measures if you want to limit shares and root file access. Same applies to Windows, Linux, Mac, AIX, etc... 

Technically I don't think it is IBM's job to big brother what we can open up or lock down. 

Maybe a level 6 security could work for that though perhaps, however it would be 10 years by the time it sees light of day.

Regards,
Richard Schoen
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message: 3
date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:11:35 +0000 (UTC)
from: Mark Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Note: WRKLNK is not the same as a 'share'!

 Hi, James,
You are correct, sir!? I meant "RFE"...? need more coffee, apparently.
Mark

    On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 12:06:34 PM EDT, James H. H. Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  
 
> Considering the SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES of allowing read-write shares to
> the root of the IFS, in these days of "Ramsomware" attacks, etc., I 
> think we need an RFC and get everyone to vote on it, such that IBM 
> permanently "bans" all read-write "shares" of the root file system on 
> IBM i.

> What do you all think?