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Password parameters removed from db2mtool command
In Db2® Mirror for i 7.4 with PTF Group SF99668 level 22, some of the parameters for the Qshell db2mtool command are removed.
Passing passwords as clear-text parameters to the db2mtool command is a security weakness. This is fixed by removing the password-related parameters and replacing them with a new parameter named promptPasswords. The promptPasswords parameter prompts for the parameters that are requested by the calling user.
Removed parameter | New replacement parameter |
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csmPassword | promptPasswords=csm |
dscli | None. DSCLI not used anymore. |
ibmikspass | promptPasswords=ibmiks |
ksPass | promptPasswords=keystore |
lclIBMiPass | promptPasswords=lclibmi |
lclPowerHmcPass | promptPasswords=lclhmc |
lclStgPass | promptPasswords=lclstg |
newrestpassword | None. Commands that required the old parameter now always prompt. |
powerHMCPass | None. Commands that required the old parameter now always prompt. |
preSharedKey | promptPasswords=presharedkey |
pwEncrypted | None. Commands that required the old parameter now always prompt. |
quorumPassword | promptPasswords=quorum |
restpassword | None. Commands that required the old parameter now always prompt. |
rmtIBMiPass | promptPasswords=rmtibmi |
rmtPowerHMCPass | promptPasswords=rmthmc |
rmtStgPass | promptPasswords=rmtstg |
setupSrcPassword | None. Commands that required the old parameter now always prompt. |
For more information about the db2mtool command, see the db2mtool command reference.
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