Thanks Glenn!
Yes, the user "mqm" is only used for running queue managers, no one used it to logon, we (the admin staff team) have sudo to the user "mqm". This is the normal way I manage MQ servers (unix's). But I have a installation where a passwd was defined for user "mqm", and someone used it to logon. Now I can remove logon possibility, remove password for the "mqm", or define a complex password. I guess the second option is better as Roger suggested.
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JOAO RAMIRES
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed June 07, 2023 10:12 PM
From: Glenn Baddeley
Subject: password for user "mqm"
On UNIX systems, the mqm userid does not need to have a known or usable password. It is not required for systemd to start queue managers. If necessary, MQ admin staff userids should have sudo rules to allow switching to mqm without requiring a password, or sudo rules that allow particular commands to be run as mqm. This takes security out of the realm of "need to know the password and store it somewhere safe".
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Glenn Baddeley
Senior Middleware Software Engineer
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd
Original Message:
Sent: Mon June 05, 2023 10:06 AM
From: JOAO RAMIRES
Subject: password for user "mqm"
Hi all
I'm trying to find in MQ docs a paragraph saying user "mqm" on a AIX box doesn't need to have a password. I only find it's optional. Where can I find that info, saying "mqm" user don't need password? .
Thanks!
joao
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JOAO MIGUEL RAMIRES
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