[Info-vax] OT: Review your password-checking $acm[w] calls

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-10-24 10:06:31 +0000, Stephen Hoffman said:

> The following is an OpenVMS Programming Public Service Announcement for 
> both of the folks that are still reading this comp.os.vms newsgroup, 
> still programming VMS, using sys$acm[w] to check the user passwords, 
> please check your $acm[w] system service call source code...
> 
> If you neglected to include the logon type (ACME$_LOGON_TYPE) itemcode 
> as network (ACME$K_NETWORK) — which requires the IMPERSONATE privilege; 
> formerly known as DETACH — then your calls will work just fine in most 
> conditions...

Additional recent experiences with $acm[w], via Jim Duff: 
<http://www.eight-cubed.com/blog/archives/001271.html>

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