Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!hc!beta!mbr
From: mbr@beta.UUCP (Mike Rose)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: USER ID PASS VALIDATION ON VMS
Message-ID: <13921@beta.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jan 88 15:48:56 GMT
References: <8712192213.AA27374@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <13592@beta.UUCP> <9909@ufcsv.cis.ufl.EDU>
Reply-To: mbr@beta.UUCP (Mike Rose)
Organization: Los Alamos Natl. Labs, Los Alamos, NM
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In article <9909@ufcsv.cis.ufl.EDU> jmb@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John M Boof) writes:

>Ah, but GETUAI will give the hashed password and all UAF information for
>any user in your Group ID (UIC) - at least on the VAXes I have used.


According to the system services reference manual that is only
true if you have the privilege GRPPRV.  

I tested this under VMS 4.6 and it is implemented as described 
in the manual.  Does everyone have GRPPRV on your VAXen?  


Mike Rose
mbr@lanl.gov