Set the guest user profile for iSeries NetServer

A guest user profile provides a base level of access for clients who do not have a valid iSeries user profile. You can set the user profile that iSeries NetServer™ uses for guest users through iSeries Navigator. You can also specify what level of authority guests will have to iSeries shared resources using iSeries NetServer. You need *IOSYSCFG and *SECADM to change the guest user profile information. The change to guest user profile does not take place until the next time that iSeries NetServer is started.

To set the guest user profile for iSeries NetServer, follow these steps:

1. Open iSeries Navigator and connect to the system you want to work with.
2. Expand Network.
3. Expand Servers.
4. Click TCP/IP to retrieve a list of TCP/IP servers available.
5. Right-click iSeries NetServer and select Properties.
6. Go to the Advanced dialog box and click Next Start.
7. In the Guest User Profile field, enter the user profile that you want guests to have when using iSeries NetServer.
   Note:
   If you leave this field blank, then unknown users do not have access to iSeries resources through iSeries NetServer. In addition, the guest user profile that you specify cannot have any special authorities. Guests should have little or no authority on iSeries.

If you have concerns about the security risks a guest user profile may pose to your system, see iSeries NetServer guest user profiles for more information.