Check Communications Trace (CHKCMNTRC)
| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: No |
Parameters Examples Error messages |
The Check Communications Trace (CHKCMNTRC) command returns the communications trace status for a specific line, a network interface description, a network server description, or for all of the traces of a specific type that exist on the system. The status is returned through a message.
Restrictions:
- To use this command, you must have service (*SERVICE) special authority, or be authorized to the Service trace function of IBM i through System i Navigator's Application Administration support. The Change Function Usage (CHGFCNUSG) command, with a function ID of QIBM_SERVICE_TRACE, can also be used to change the list of users that are allowed to perform trace operations.
- The following user profiles have authority to this command:
- QSECOFR
- QSRV
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Parameters
| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFGOBJ | Configuration object | Name, *ALL | Required, Positional 1 |
| CFGTYPE | Type | *LIN, *NWI, *NWS | Required, Positional 2 |
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Configuration object (CFGOBJ)
Specifies the name of the configuration description to check. The configuration description is either a line description or a network interface description.
This is a required parameter.
- *ALL
- The communications trace status is returned for all of the traces of a specific type.
- name
- Specify the name of the configuration description to be checked.
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Type (CFGTYPE)
Specifies the object type of the configuration description to check.
This is a required parameter.
- *LIN
- Status for lines is shown.
- *NWI
- Status for network interfaces is shown.
- *NWS
- Status for network servers is shown.
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Examples
Example 1: Checking All Traces
CHKCMNTRC CFGOBJ(*ALL) CFGTYPE(*NWI)
This command shows the communications trace status of all network interface traces.
Example 2: Checking An Individual Trace
CHKCMNTRC CFGOBJ(QESLINE) CFGTYPE(*LIN)
This command shows the communications trace status of line QESLINE.
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Error messages
*ESCAPE Messages
- CPF39A7
- Trace storage not available in communications processor
- CPF39A8
- Not authorized to communications trace service tool
- CPF39A9
- Error occurred during communications trace function
- CPF39BE
- No communications traces of type &1 exist
- CPF39B0
- No communications traces exist.
- CPF39B1
- Trace &1 type &2 does not exist
- CPF39B6
- Communications trace function cannot be performed
- CPF98A2
- Not authorized to &1 command or API.
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