IBM Tivoli Monitoring Service Console security

The Service Console performs user authentication using the native security facility of the host operating system. This means that if you use the Service Console on a z/OS® system, your user ID and password are checked by the z/OS security facility (such as RACF/SAF). If you use the Service Console on Windows™, the Windows workstation user ID and password are required for authentication.

The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Service Console enables you to read logs and turn on traces for remote product diagnostics and configuration. A password is always required to access the Service Console. Even if a user ID is allowed to log in to the operating system without a password, access to the Service Console is denied without a password. If necessary, create a password for the user ID that is being used to log in to the Service Console.

For more information about the Service Console, see IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Troubleshooting Guide.