Managing access using iSeries Navigator

You can limit access to File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server or client by using Application Administration in iSeries™ Navigator. Application Administration is component of iSeries Navigator that you can choose to install.

You can use iSeries Navigator to limit user access to FTP server and client functions. Use Application Administration to grant and deny access to functions for individual users or for groups of users. Alternatively, you can manage access to FTP functions by writing FTP exit programs for the FTP request validation exit points.

To manage user access to functions using iSeries Navigator, complete the following steps:

1. In iSeries Navigator, right-click your system and select Application Administration.

2. Select the Host Applications tab.

3. Expand TCP/IP Utilities for i5/OS > File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

4. Expand FTP Client or FTP Server.

5. Select the function that you want to allow or deny access to.

6. Click Customize.

7. Use the Customize Usage dialog to change the list of users and groups that are allowed or denied access to the function.

8. Click OK to save changes to the Customize Access page.

9. Click OK to exit the Application Administration page.

Alternatively, you can manage the access that a specific user or group has to registered FTP functions through iSeries Navigator's Users and Groups management tool. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In iSeries Navigator, expand your system > Users and Groups.

2. Select All Users or Groups.

3. Right-click a user or group, then select Properties.

4. Click Capabilities.

5. Click Applications.

   From here, you can change the user or group's settings for the listed function. You can also can change the settings for all functions in a hierarchy grouping by changing the settings of the "parent" function.

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