Controlling queue manager events

You control queue manager events by using queue manager attributes. To enable queue manager events, set the appropriate queue manager attribute to ENABLED. To disable queue manager events, set the appropriate queue manager attribute to DISABLED.

To enable or disable queue manager events, use the MQSC command ALTER QMGR, specifying the appropriate queue manager attribute. Table 1 summarizes how to enable queue manager events. To disable a queue manager event, set the appropriate parameter to DISABLED.

[MQ 10.0.0 Jun 2026][UNIX, Linux, Windows, IBM i]The queue manager attribute AUTHEVSC is used in conjunction with the AUTHOREV attribute and is used to determine the scope of authority events once enabled.

Table 1. Enabling queue manager events using MQSC commands
Event ALTER QMGR parameter
Authority
AUTHOREV (ENABLED)
[MQ 10.0.0 Jun 2026][UNIX, Linux, Windows, IBM i]Authority Scope AUTHEVSC(FAILURES|ALLCONNS|ALLCHECKS)
Inhibit INHIBTEV (ENABLED)
Local LOCALEV (ENABLED)
Remote REMOTEEV (ENABLED)
Start and Stop STRSTPEV (ENABLED)