Re: chgpwd "Name is not valid"

Scott Lindstrom <[email protected]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:25:17 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.systems.as400.security
Message-ID <OF8E5C13E5.AA49CF4F-ON862576F6.0064FC5B-862576F6.00653147@pactiv.com>

Here is a link that may help:

http://www.itjungle.com/fhg/fhg060607-story03.html

Scott


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  |[Security400] chgpwd "Name is not valid"                                                                                                  |
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I've had a user call and complain of F9 password change problems. I've
figured out that she's hitting a road block when using a number as the
leading character in her password. I want to change that sysval to allow
leading numbers. I've found that if I edit that users password in her
usrprf I get the error "Value for new password not allowed at password
level 0." A CLUE!

I change the system value for QPWDLVL (what I think the error just
mentioned points to) to 2- Yet when I edit usrprf and change password I
still get the "Value for new password not allowed at password level 0."
Error. I just changed that sysval to 2.

Does anyone think it requires an IPL for changes to take effect? Am I
changing the correct system value to allow a leading number in a
password?



Casey Saltness





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