Granting limited administrative access to a queue manager

Grant partial administrative access to a queue manager, to each group of users with a business need for it.


To grant limited administrative access to perform some actions on the queue manager, use the appropriate commands for the operating system. On the following platforms, we can also use the SET AUTHREC command:

  • IBM i
  • Linux
  • UNIX
  • Windows

Note: On IBM MQ Appliance we can use only the SET AUTHREC command.


Procedure

  • On UNIX, Linux, and Windows: 
    setmqaut -m QMgrName -n ObjectProfile -t qmgr -g GroupName ReqdAction
  • On IBM i: 
    GRTMQMAUT OBJ(' ObjectProfile ') OBJTYPE(*MQM) USER(GroupName) AUT(ReqdAction) MQMNAME(' QMgrName ')
  • On z/OS : To determine which MQSC commands we can perform on the queue manager, issue the following commands for each MQSC command: 
    RDEFINE MQCMDS QMgrName. ReqdAction.QMGR UACC(NONE)
PERMIT QMgrName. ReqdAction.QMGR CLASS(MQCMDS) ID(GroupName) ACCESS(ALTER)
    To permit the user to use the DISPLAY QMGR command, issue the following commands: 
    RDEFINE MQCMDS QMgrName.DISPLAY.QMGR UACC(NONE)
PERMIT QMgrName.DISPLAY.QMGR CLASS(MQCMDS) ID(GroupName) ACCESS(READ)
    The variable names have the following meanings:

      QMgrName
      The name of the queue manager.

      ObjectProfile
      The name of the object or generic profile for which to change authorizations.

      GroupName
      The name of the group to be granted access.

      ReqdAction
      The action we are allowing the group to take:

      • On UNIX, Linux, and Windows, any combination of the following authorizations: +chg, +clr, +crt, +dlt, +dsp. The authorization +alladm is equivalent to +chg +clr +dlt +dsp.

        Although +set is an MQI authorization and not normally considered administrative, granting +set on the queue manager can indirectly lead to full administrative authority. Do not grant +set to ordinary users and applications.

      • On IBM i, any combination of the following authorizations: *ADMCHG, *ADMCLR, *ADMCRT, *ADMDLT, *ADMDSP. The authorization *ALLADM is equivalent to all these individual authorizations.

Parent topic: Granting required access to resources