Re: Has anyone enabled long passwords on your systems?

["Larry \"DrFranken\" Bolhuis" <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One comment re: Custom Signon screens. I like them and I used them BUT 
NEVER change away from the IBM Default signon screen for the system 
console. Just don't. If you do and it's not correct you can't sign on. 
Yes there are ways to fix that and I have done so for customers but it's 
rather not nice when you lose all ability to sign onto the system unless 
you are or know an expert!

	- DrF

On 2/10/2021 9:35 PM, Steinmetz, Paul via MIDRANGE-L wrote:
> I changed from QPWDLVL from 0 to 3 on a sandbox LPAR.
> We use custom signon screens for multiple interactive subsystems, so they had an impact.
>
> Notes from a previous thread on this.
>
> I believe the system has a few things in it to keep you from shooting yourself in the foot.  A sample line is:
> "The buffer length for the display file must be 318. If it is less than 318, the subsystem uses the default sign-on display, QDSIGNON in library QSYS when system value QPWDLVL is 0 or 1 and QDSIGNON2 in library QSYS when QPWDLVL is 2 or 3."
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzarl/rzarlchgdspfl.htm
>
> So maybe it detected the change, decided your custom signon screen is bunk, and used the IBM default?
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/qpwdlvl-password-level
>
> Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: RE: Has anyone enabled long passwords on your systems?
>
> We have changed it on two LPARs (Dev and QA) and the other two (Prod and DR) will be changed this weekend.  Legacy passwords remain good using all lower case, but once changed, the new passwords must comply with what restrictions you place upon them.
>
> Steve M.
>
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> Subject: Has anyone enabled long passwords on your systems?
>
> My customer has asked if we can do it. I know we can but the question is what is the process and what do we need to look out for?
>
> TIA
> Darryl Freinkel
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