Proper thread authority

Certain authority levels are required before you can work with threads.

To view and change most attributes of a thread you need to have *JOBCTL special authority, or your user profile needs to match the job user identity of the job containing the thread. To change the run priority of a thread, you must have *JOBCTL special authority. Thread Control authority will allow you to view some of the attributes of a thread.

To hold or release a thread, you need to have *JOBCTL special authority or Thread Control authority, or your user profile needs to match the job user identity of the job containing the thread. To end a thread, you need to have *SERVICE special authority or Thread Control authority.

For any thread attributes that refer to an iSeries™ object, such as a library in the library list, the user needs to have the proper authority to the object.

For more details on iSeries authorities, see Appendix D Authorities Required for Objects Used by Commands in the iSeries Security Reference Link to PDF .

Note: Thread Control authority allows you to retrieve information about threads of another job. Thread Control can be granted and revoked for individual users by using iSeries Navigator's Application Administration support, or by using the Change Function Usage Information (QSYCHFUI) API, with a function ID of QIBM_SERVICE_THREAD. For more detailed information about application administration, see the Information Center topic Application Administration.