I believe it has to do with CHGROUP command. When you log on as you, you do
not want additional passwords. Account password is needed because, by
default you have access to PUB. And User password is required, are you who
you say you are. But you were already given permission to be in your home
group, thus no additional security. You can add a new user and not give him
a home group and each time he logs on he has to type in the whole sequence
HELLO <USERNAME>.<ACCOUNTNAME>,<GROUPNAME> and he will have to give 3
passwords if they have been set. Now back to the CHGROUP command. Once you
have logged on you can change group to another group within your account and
if no group password is set you have access to that other group.
I hope this helped and not add any more confusion.

James


> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Costas Anastassiades
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 8:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Home group password
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> This is one of those "this is probably a silly question"
> question, in which
> case feel free to answer accordingly ... but why *is* the password for the
> HOME group always ignored ?
>
> Costas Anastassiades,
> INTRACOM SA
> AThens-Greece
>