Starting the intrusion detection system

You need to start the intrusion detection system (IDS) before you can monitor your system for intrusions and extrusions.

Prerequisite: You must have *ALLOBJ and *IOSYSCFG special authority to be able to start IDS.
The QAUDLVL system value must include the *ATNEVT option to enable auditing for intrusions. IBM® Navigator for i automatically tries to update this value when starting. If it fails to update the value, IDS fails to start.

Starting IDS in IBM Navigator for i

To start IDS in IBM Navigator for i, perform these steps:
  1. Expand Security > Intrusion Detection.
  2. Click Manage Intrusion Detection to display the Intrusion Detection System Setup page.
  3. Click Start on the Intrusion Detection System Setup page.
  4. Click OK to save the status change.
The Intrusion detection notification status is refreshed to show that IDS is started, and auditing for intrusions is enabled.