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System Management

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EIM for Navigator for i

IBM has deprecated the IBM i Access for Windows product, including System i Navigator. The successor to System i Navigator is IBM Navigator for i. Unfortunately, IBM Navigator for i doesn't support IBM's Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) Kerberos ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Ability to change the ownership of a message monitor set up through Navigator for i to my Group Profile or other USRPRF

Using IBM Navigator for i to set up message monitor on QSYSOPR message, when triggering a SNDDST command the command is issued as if the owner of the message monitor were sending it. I would like it to come from my group profile or another generic...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

5733-ARE PTF "Fix Action"

We want to use product 5733-ARE to distribute PTFs from an Central System to our production systems.Afer we created an report of PTF differences, it would be great if we could just upload savf of missing PTF without loading and applying them autom...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

Add NetServer Disabled column to the default view of Disabled Users for IBM i NetServer in Navigator for i

The current default view for Disabled Users for IBM i NetServer in Navigator for i shows the status of the IBM i User Profile, this is often Enabled even thought the user is Disabled for NetServer Access. This is confusing for users that are new t...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

Message Monitor - Allow creator to specify USER

When creating a new message monitor or modifying an existing message monitor, allow the entry of a user ID. Similar to submitting a job (SBMJOB), adding a job schedule entry (ADDJOBSCDE), or changing a job schedule entry (CHGJOBSCDE). Use Case: I ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

Message Monitor - Allow non-owner to perform actions

If one user creates a message monitor, no one else, regardless of authorities, can perform the following actions:- Reset Triggers- Start- Stop- Delete It isn't practical to have to get a hold of the owner of the message monitor just to restart the...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Delivered

Add the ability to edit existing Intrusion Detection Policy Propertys

It doesn't appear like the ability is present to alter an existing Intrusion Detection Policy once it is created. In our case, we were looking to add to the list under "Specify a list of remote ip addresses to exclude for this policy" (which is fo...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Delivered

Navigator for i Message Monitor - ignore a message ID

I want the ability for specific messages to be ignored by the Navigator for i message monitor. Use Case: I set up a message monitor for QSYSOPR inquiry messages. It sends me emails and a text if one occurs. I want it to ignore CPA7025, however, an...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

AJS within iASP without iASP in JOBD in Navigator for i

We'd like an option to set the iASP for the Advanced JobScheduler (AJS) within the Navigator for i without having the iASP in the jobdescription. Use Case: We're running the AJS library within the iASP but as administrators we don't get the iASP t...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

ACS Should look for New Navigator on the correct HTTPS Port

When a system is configured for TLS, ACS attempts to open (and validate) the Navigator for i connection using HTTPS, but it does so on port 2002. By default, the server listens for HTTPS connections on port 2003, not port 2002. This means that, un...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered