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sbuster
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:49 am    Post subject: Security on Windows Reply with quote

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I have MQ client/server installed on a local windows PC and I didn't setup any security information during the install. I can connect to other linux & z/OS queue managers but I am unable to connect to any queue managers on another windows system. In order to do this is it required to enable the windows security stuff? The error I get from teh MQ Client is "An unexpected error (2063) has occured. (AMQ4999)"

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rgprasanna
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Joined: 02 May 2007
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Location: Chennai - India

Hi,
How you are connecting to queue managers on other machines?
by using explorer or as a mq client?

if it is mq client ensure you set the MQCHLLIB variable and created the client and server connection channels...
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sbuster
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I'm using client Explorer.
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exerk
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Active Directory environment?
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rgprasanna
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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if you are using mq explorer..ensure the user id used by your mq explorer have all the privileges to connect to the queue manager on the other windows machine..also check whether you have any firewall blocking the connectivity...
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sbuster
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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When we installed MQ on the remote windows machine, we did not enable the security options. So I guess my question is: Do the security features have to be enabled on a Windows installation when connecting to remove queue managers from windows?
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rgprasanna
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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by default in windows the OAM is active (Object Authority Manager).......the OAM will check for the incoming connection requests and validate the same, if you set delegation to any object...so, no need to enable any security feature when you want to connect to remote machines.

i've provided the check list for remote administration below for your ref..............
Check list - Connecting to remote queue manager using MQ Explorer V 6.0?
 The user id used by you to open MQ explorer should be a part of mqm group
 Check the command server is running or not, if not start it
 Check the server connection channel SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN exist or not, if not create it and start it
 Ensure the MCAUSER attribute is blank for the SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN channel (it can be the user id used by you used to connect to MQ EXPLORER)
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exerk
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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sbuster wrote:
...So I guess my question is: Do the security features have to be enabled on a Windows installation when connecting to remove queue managers from windows?


My question remains: Is it an AD environment? Also, have you tried putting a valid MCAUSER in the SVRCONN channel? Just to check that you can connect?
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sbuster
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I am running MQ 7, MQ 7 is what is installed on the server. Security is not enabled to use AD, it is using the default. Also, the MCAUSER attribute is blank.

The funny thing is another person with MQ 6 Explorer connects just fine, no security settings or anything on his client.
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sbuster
PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The MCAUSER solved it.
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PeterPotkay
PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Just be aware that anyone and everyone can now connect to your QM over that channel with the same authority. You may or may not want that. Adding SSL or a security exit will allow you to control who can connect, now that you have restricted what they can do with MCAUSER.
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