Identify user in control of a server

Use this information to identify the user in control of a server.

Identifying the user who has iSeries™ control at a given time may help you determine how to proceed when you want to obtain control. This information applies to a local console directly attached with remote support and a remote console.

Perform the following steps to identify the user who has control:

  1. In the iSeries Operations Console Connection Window, look for the row that shows the connection details for the configuration in question.
  2. Identify the Current User/System Name values. These values belong to the user who has control. Current User shows the user ID with which the user in control signed on to the operating system of the PC in control or completed the connection. System Name shows the PC name where the user is in control.
  3. Identify the Local Console value. It is the name of the PC that is directly attached to the server.
  4. Compare the System Name and Local Console values as follows:
    • The local console has control if the System Name and Local Console values are the same. This comparison is useful to the connected remote console user.
    • A remote console has control if the System Name and Local Console values are different. This comparison is useful to the local console user.
    • No user has control if SERVER appears as the Current User/System Name values. This is useful to either the local console or the remote console user. A request for control will automatically be granted.
Parent topic: Control tasks between users