Viewing user connections to the ObjectServer

You can view the connection details of any user that is currently logged on to the ObjectServer.

Before you begin

You must have started Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator by running the nco_config utility.

About this task

To view user connections:

Procedure

  1. From the Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator window, select the User menu button.
  2. Click Users.
    The Users pane opens, showing a row for each user that is set up on the system.
    A status indicator icon This figure shows the icon that is used to depict the connection status of users. is shown to the left of the user name. The color of the icon depicts the connection status of the user as follows:
    • A green color indicates that the user is connected.
    • A blue color indicates that the user is enabled, but not connected.
    • A gray color indicates that the user is not enabled.

    From the Users pane, you can view the connection details for any selected user who is currently logged in to the ObjectServer. For example, if you want to see how many users are currently connected as root, and their connection details, you can select the row for the root user. Right-click over the selected row, and then click See connections from the pop-up menu. The ObjectServer Connections pane opens. A dynamic quick filter is automatically applied to the Login Name column so that only applications to which the selected user is connected are shown. The Quick Filter icon This figure shows the filter icon. is shown in the Login Name column header to indicate that a filter has been applied to that name. You can remove this filter to show all connections for all users by clicking Connections under the System menu button.