IBM E Server i Series Manual

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Transfer control between usersUse these instructions to transfer control between users.Identify user in control of a serverIdentifying the user who has iSeries control at a given time may help youdetermine how to proceed when you want to obtain control.Perform the following steps to identify the user who has control:1. In the iSeries Operations Console Connection Window, look for the row thatshows the connection details for the configuration in question.2. Identify the Current User/System Name values. These values belong to theuser who has control. Current User shows the user ID with which the user incontrol signed on to the operating system of the PC in control or completed theconnection. System Name shows the PC name where the user is in control.3. Identify the Local Console value. It is the name of the PC that is directlyattached to the server.4. Compare the System Name and Local Console values as follows:v The local console has control if the System Name and Local Console valuesare the same. This comparison is useful to the connected remote console user.v A remote console has control if the System Name and Local Console valuesare different. This comparison is useful to the local console user.v No user has control if SERVER appears as the Current User/System Namevalues. This is useful to either the local console or the remote console user. Arequest for control will automatically be granted.Grant or refuse control to a remote consoleAs an operator of a local console with remote support, you must handle incomingrequests for iSeries control when you have control. Granting control allows anotheruser to work with the server. Refusing control denies a requesting user access tothe server and allows the current user to continue to have control. When you grantcontrol to another user, your console session and the remote control panel windowclose. You remain connected, and the remote control panel, if installed andconfigured at the local console, is available in read-only mode.When a remote console requests control, the Operations Console Request windowappears at the local console. The window shows the service tools user ID withwhich the requesting remote console user signed on to the operating system of theremote console (PC). The default is set to grant control.Granting control:To grant control to a remote console, in the Operations Console Request window,click OK.Refusing control:To refuse control to a remote console, follow these steps:1. In the Operations Console Request window, click Reject request.2. (Optional) In the Message field, type an explanation for the refusal.3. Click OK.iSeries control: Control of your server means to have an active console or afunctional remote control panel (if installed and configured at the local console), orboth, at a PC. An active console is a command interface to a server (525078 iSeries: iSeries Access for Windows Operations Console