Re: Reg: IWS Server Access

Sorry - can't help you with that.

But I'm sure you really mean IBM i and not iSeries right <grin>


Jon P.

> On May 13, 2022, at 10:25 AM, Suren K <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jon,
> 
> I have a utility available in iSeries to start/stop the IWS
> Servers/services (which I am using Shell commands to do from the RPGLE
> program). Most of the users will be having access to this utility.
> 
> Now to execute the shell commands the users should have either ALLOBJ and
> IOSYSCFG authority which we are not providing this authority to all the
> users or the user should have a minimum operator level access for the IWS
> servers.
> 
> I am coming up with a new iSeries option in the utility to grant operator
> level access, which I am thinking about how I can achieve this in the RPGLE
> program.
> 
> Regards,
> Suren
> 
> On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 4:26 PM Jon Paris <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> If you could explain a little about what you are hoping to do it would
>> help.
>> 
>> It is not normal to have a regular User Id on the system to use a web
>> service. Maybe a Validation List entry and there's pre-written software out
>> there to maintain those.
>> 
>> 
>> Jon P.
>> 
>>> On May 12, 2022, at 2:56 PM, Suren K <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Jon,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for sharing the link.
>>> 
>>> I read the document, It says only granting access through HTTP Admin page
>>> and did not mention anything about granting access using Shell command or
>>> any other options other than HTTP Admin page.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Suren
>>> 
>>> On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 12:08 PM Jon Paris <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The available commands are listed in the documentation (
>>>> 
>> https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/i/iws/systems_i_software_iws_pdf_WebServicesServer_new.pdf
>>>> <
>>>> 
>> https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/i/iws/systems_i_software_iws_pdf_WebServicesServer_new.pdf
>>> )
>>>> - don't know if that will give you what you need.  I think one or two
>>>> additional ones may have been added - sadly IBM hasn't updated the
>> manual
>>>> since 2018!  I can find a page that describes getConfigurationFile.sh
>> which
>>>> was added in 2019 but can't find a consolidated list of the new stuff.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Jon Paris
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 12, 2022, at 11:21 AM, Suren K <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am providing Operator level access to users for the IWS Web Service
>>>>> Server. I am planning to come up with an utility to provide the access,
>>>> So
>>>>> Could you please let me know whether we have any shell command or any
>>>> other
>>>>> option available to provide operator level access to users without
>> using
>>>>> HTTP Admin page?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Suren
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