A user must have the correct authorities to perform operations on objects; for example,
to browse the messages on a queue. You can grant the same set of authorities to multiple objects on
a queue manager by using generic profiles.
About this task
To grant a user or group the same set of authorities on multiple objects, complete the following
steps.
Procedure
- In the Navigator view, on the queue manager that hosts
the objects, right-click the folder that contains the objects, then
click . The Manage
Authority Records dialog opens.
- You can use an existing generic profile or create a new
generic profile:
- If there is an existing generic profile that matches the objects,
expand the Generic Profiles folder, click the generic profile, then click or . The Add Authorities dialog opens.
- If there is no existing generic profile that matches the objects,
right-click the Generic Profiles folder, then click or . The Add Using Generic Profile dialog opens.
- Enter the name of the user or group..
- Type a name for the profile using wildcard characters.
The name of the profile must match the names of all of the objects
to which you want the profile to apply.
- Select the check boxes for the authorities that you want
to grant on the objects, then click OK.
Results
An authority record for the user or group is added to the
table and the authorities that you granted are shown.
If the
user or group already has some authorities for the object, select
the existing authority record and edit it. If you add a new authority
record for a user or group that already has an authority record on
the object, you are prompted to confirm that you want to overwrite
the existing authority record.