System values selection worksheet

This topic introduces the System Values Selection worksheet.

Table 1. System Values Selection worksheet
General security system values
Prepared by: Date:
System Value Recommended value Your choice  
System name      
Date separator (QDATSEP)      
Date format (QDATFMT)      
QSCANFS      
QSCANFSCTL      
Time separator (QTIMSEP)      
Device naming format for new devices (QDEVNAMING) 1 (system)    
System printer (QPRTDEV)      
Security level (QSECURITY) 40    
Allow security officers to sign on to any display station (QLMTSECOFR) N    
Save job accounting information about completed printer output (QACGLVL) N (*NONE)    
System Values Selection worksheet Part 2 of 2
Additional instructions for Part 2
  • Use the Work With System Value (WRKSYSVAL) command to enter Part 2.
Security system values
System value Recommended choice Your choice
Inactive job time-out interval (QINACTITV) 30 to 60  
Inactive job message queue (QINACTMSGQ) *DSCJOB  
Limit device sessions (QLMTDEVSSN) 1 (YES)  
Action to take for failed sign-on attempts (QMAXSGNACN) 3 (Disable both)  
Maximum sign-on attempts allowed (QMAXSIGN) 3 to 5  
Password expiration interval (QPWDEXPITV) 30 to 60  
Maximum password length (QPWDMAXLEN) 8  
Minimum password length (QPWDMINLEN) 6  
Require different passwords (QPWDRQDDIF) 7 (6 unique passwords)  
Other system values
System value Recommended choice Your choice
Disconnected job time-out interval (QDSCJOBITV) 300  
Note: You may want to set some other security-related system values. See Chapter 3 of the Security Reference (SC41-5302-04) for the complete list of security-related system values and the recommendations for them.