Granting authority to access namelists

Grant the authority to access a namelist or set of namelists, to each group of users with a business need for it.

About this task

To grant the authority to access some namelists, use the appropriate commands for your operating system.
On UNIX, Linux®, Windows systems, and IBM® i, you can also use the SET AUTHREC command.
Note: On IBM MQ Appliance you can use only the SET AUTHREC command.

Procedure

  • For UNIX, Linux and Windows systems, issue the following command: 
    
setmqaut -m QMgrName -n 
ObjectProfile -t namelist -g GroupName
+all
  • For IBM i, issue the following command: 
    
GRTMQMAUT OBJ('ObjectProfile
') OBJTYPE(*NMLIST) USER(GroupName) AUT(*ALL) MQMNAME('
QMgrName')
  • For z/OS®, issue the following commands: 
    
RDEFINE MQNLIST 
QMgrName.ObjectProfile UACC(NONE)
PERMIT QMgrName.ObjectProfile
CLASS(MQNLIST) ID(GroupName) ACCESS(READ)
    The variable names have the following meanings:
    QMgrName
    The name of the queue manager. On z/OS, this value can also be the name of a queue-sharing group.
    ObjectProfile
    The name of the object or generic profile for which to change authorizations.
    GroupName
    The name of the group to be granted access.