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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 26, 2024
Merged idea

This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit MESNS-I-683 "-password" parameter for runmqsc -u.

passwordFile parameter for runmqsc -u Merged

runmqsc can be used with the "-u" switch to specify an account when connecting to the Queue Manager, particularly if you have CHCKLOCL(REQUIRED) or CHCKLOCL(REQDADM) in the AUTHINFO .


In this case, the password is requested via a prompt, which is problematic for scripted installations.

It is not possible to use a redirect ("<password"), as there is a collision with the old operating mode ("< file.mqsc>).

The recommended solution is to place the password in the first line of the mqsc file, which potentially exposes this password.

IBM should provide a -passwordFile option for runmqsc, so that the account password can be transmitted in a less exposed way than in an mqsc file.

The passwordFile parameter, for example, points to the file runmqsc.ini, which has a structure similar to that of mqccred.ini (Queue Manager / User / Password).

Passwords are obfuscated using a mechanism like mqccred (runmqccred).


Idea priority Medium