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| mathew_m |
 Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:14 am Post subject: Connecting Webshere MQ server(In mainframe) from Win client |
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| I am trying to connect to a Q manager(Websphere MQ) which in on Z/OS through windows MQ client. My mainframe ID and PWD are different from Windows NT. I would like to know how will I pass my user id and password from my client to the server. I would appriciate your help. |
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| Gaya3 |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:19 am Post subject: |
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Hi
You can pass the user id through MCA user in the channel.
I think this will help you to solve the problem
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:27 am Post subject: |
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| Gaya3 wrote: |
| You can pass the user id through MCA user in the channel. |
That won't pass the user's id, it'll pass the MCA user id.
But is still a possible solution.
Speak to your RACF administrator about how your site handles off-machine access. And make sure the CAF is running on z/OS or it won't work no matter what id you specify!
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| mathew_m |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:18 am Post subject: |
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I would like to know the role CAF is playing. Will it do the user validation ?
How to find out whether it is installed or not. |
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| mathew_m wrote: |
| I would like to know the role CAF is playing. Will it do the user validation ? |
AFAIK all it does is allow client connections to a z/OS queue manager, the underlying authentication is still done by RACF (or whatever other security package you're using).
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| How to find out whether it is installed or not. |
Ask your sys prog if he installed it. It's a separately licensed software component which (again AFAIK) is not cheap so they'll remember. There may be a console command that can show the information, but you probably need to be a sys prog to run!
Alternatively, try it. If you can establish a client connection to the z/OS queue manager the CAF is installed. Of course, if you can't then it's not a definative proof that it isn't. 
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| zpat |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Look at the MQ Z/OS System Setup manual.
It is also possible to disable id checking with RESLEVEL profiles. |
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| zpat wrote: |
| It is also possible to disable id checking with RESLEVEL profiles. |
If the RACF people allow that, hence my comment.
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| mathew_m |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:53 am Post subject: |
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My system admin yet to reply to my query. But I just varified from the log that CAF is up and running 
Now my doubt is how CAF will recognize my windows user id and password ?
Should i do some configuration in CAF ?
Please help ! |
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| mathew_m wrote: |
Now my doubt is how CAF will recognize my windows user id and password ?
Should i do some configuration in CAF ?
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I stand by my previous post, that security is still handled by RACF & you should speak to the people involved. If only because they often react badly to surprises!
Or utilise one of the suggestions made elsewhere in this post.
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