Systems Management

Display the Last Save Date for System Save Events

bradforde — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:09:36 -0500

In the previous article, Tom Huntington of Help/Systems discussed how the last save date on many objects is not updated by the system during certain backup operations.

Why Start Unneeded TCP/IP and Host Servers?

bradforde — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:06 -0500

Unless you have changed your network server startup defaults, a lot of network servers are starting on your system that you have no earthly need to run.

Auditing Your Backup Processes – A Study in Simplicity

bradforde — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:55:39 -0500

Because your limited budget contains no money for a hot site, you've never tested your backup process to see if you can actually restore your system.

Secure Sensitive Reports with Output Queue Authority by User

bradforde — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:43:53 -0500

We all hear that we need to better protect our "sensitive" data. We hear the words sensitive data and immediately turn our attention to our DB2 tables or data physical files.

Detecting the use of Sensitive CL Commands

bradforde — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:42:21 -0500

To detect the use of particular CL commands, you must configure your system for object auditing and then turn on auditing for the commands you want to monitor.

Working with Service Tools User IDs and Passwords

bradforde — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:40:41 -0500

What do you do when the QSECOFR user profile is disabled or you have forgotten the password? What about the service tools user ID QSECOFR?

Simplify Upgrades with New APIs

bradforde — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:47:00 -0500

IBM recently released three software agreement and upgrade APIs (one is 5.2, the two others are 5.4).

Get Secure: Change the Sign-on Display File

bradforde — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:43:29 -0500

Several articles have been written about how to change the sign-on display file. But why should you change the sign-on display file and what changes should you make to stay compliant and secure?

Securing CL Commands, Revisited

bradforde — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:40:01 -0500

Dan,

What Exactly Are You Journaling?

bradforde — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:17:07 -0400

Many of us use the i/OS journaling facility to log changes to database files, IFS files, data areas, and data queues.