IBM E Server i Series Manual page 84

Identify user in control of a server
Identifying the user who has iSeries control at a given time may help you
determine 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 that
2. Identify the Current User/System Name values. These values belong to the
3. Identify the Local Console value. It is the name of the PC that is directly
4. Compare the System Name and Local Console values as follows:
Grant or refuse control to a remote console
As an operator of a local console with remote support, you must handle incoming
requests for iSeries control when you have control. Granting control allows another
user to work with the server. Refusing control denies a requesting user access to
the server and allows the current user to continue to have control. When you grant
control to another user, your console session and the remote control panel window
close. You remain connected, and the remote control panel, if installed and
configured at the local console, is available in read-only mode.
When a remote console requests control, the Operations Console Request window
appears at the local console. The window shows the service tools user ID with
which the requesting remote console user signed on to the operating system of the
remote 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 a
functional remote control panel (if installed and configured at the local console), or
both, at a PC. An active console is a command interface to a server (5250
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Transfer control between users
Use these instructions to transfer control between users.
shows the connection details for the configuration in question.
user who has control. Current User shows the user ID with which the user in
control signed on to the operating system of the PC in control or completed the
connection. System Name shows the PC name where the user is in control.
attached to the server.
v The local console has control if the System Name and Local Console values
are 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 values
are different. This comparison is useful to the local console user.
v No user has control if SERVER appears as the Current User/System Name
values. This is useful to either the local console or the remote console user. A
request for control will automatically be granted.