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Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 29, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

Ability to re-login with different user in ACS Printer Output

I would like a menu option that will allow me to "sign out" and "sign back in" with different credentials in Access Client Solutions Printer Output.


Use Case:

We have users that have multiple different user ids that sign them into different environments. We want users to be able to retrieve their own spool files via Printer Output. If the user performs some actions to create a spool file under more than one id and want to pull all the reports, Printer Output makes them log in, and they can get the report for that user id. The problem is that they can't change to the next user id without closing out of ACS to clear credentials. We do not want them to have access to other user's spool files, yet they need to have access to spool files of multiple ids. If there was a menu option to clear credentials or change user (just for the Printer Output connection), they could do that, provide the new credentials, then see the spool files for the new user id.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Jan 21, 2019

    See section 9.1.10 in GettingStarted: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/as400/products/clientaccess/solutions/GettingStarted_en.html#9.1.10
    The option /clearpwcaches will accomplish what you want.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 19, 2018

    Our end users do not have access to the main ACS GUI interface. Is there any other way to do this?

  • Guest
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    |     Dec 15, 2017

    There is already a way to accomplish what you are asking. From the main ACS GUI, select the option Tools->Reset for Maintenance. Upon selecting the next function that needs credentials, you will be prompted and can now specify a different user id.

  • Guest
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    |     Nov 30, 2017

    It would be nice to have this sign off/on option for more ACS functions. For example when connecting to a database using "Run SQL Scripts" you can only connect/disconnect. There is no option to specify a (different) user & password. That can be very handy when testing authority scenario's or when troubleshooting other users.

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