IT20792: AMQ8077 (unauthorised "get" permission) reported for agent authority queues when user authority management is enabled

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• For MQ Managed File Transfer V9.0.0.0, user authority management
  is enabled based on the information in the "User authorities on
  IBM MQ Managed File Transfer actions"topic in the MQ V9 section
  of IBM Knowledge Center:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFKSJ_8.0.0/com.ibm
  .wmqfte.doc/finegrain_resource_access.htm
  
  - In the agent.properties file, set the authorityChecking value
  to true.
  - Set MQ authority following the instruction.
  
  However, AMQ8077 (unauthorized get permission) error messages
  are reported in the queue manager error log for the agent
  authority queues when the agent starts up.
  
  The errors look like this:
  
  ----- amqzfubn.c : 518
  --------------------------------------------------------
  Program(amqzlaa0.exe)
                        Host(host1) Installation(Installation1)
                        VRMF(9.0.0.0) QMgr(<QM_name>)
  
  AMQ8077: Entity '<user_name>' has insufficient authority to
  access
  object  'SYSTEM.FTE.AUTHMON1.<agent_name>.
  
  EXPLANATION:
  The specified entity is not authorized to access the required
  object.
  The following requested permissions are unauthorized: get
  ACTION:
  Ensure that the correct level of authority has been set for
  this entity against the required object, or ensure that the
  entity is
  a member of a privileged group.
  ----- amqzfubn.c : 518
  --------------------------------------------------------
  

Local fix

• Set get authority on the agent authority queues.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of:
  
  - IBM MQ V8 Managed File Transfer.
  - IBM MQ V9 Managed File Transfer.
  
  who have enabled user authority management by setting the agent
  property "authortyChecking=true".
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Each agent authority queue is dedicated for different Managed
  File Transfer (MFT) agent actions and requires different
  permissions such as browse, put etc. depending on which MFT
  actions a user is allowed to perform. These permissions are
  documented here:
  
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFKSJ_8.0.0/com.ibm
  .wmqfte.doc/finegrain_resource_access.htm
  
  The permissions do not include "get". Therefore, users are not
  expected to have "get" permission on any of the agent authority
  queues in order to perform agent actions.
  
  When the agent property: "authorityChecking=true" was set, the
  agent verified that all its authority related queues exist by
  opening them with a "get" option during startup.  The "get"
  command failed with MQ reason code 2035 (MQRC_NOT_AUTHORISED).
  The agent ignored this failure and carried on with its startup
  processing, because all it wanted to check was that the
  authority queues had already been created.
  
  However, the agent queue manager detected that the agent tried
  to access these queues without the appropriate permission, and
  reported an error in its log.
  

Problem conclusion

• The product code for IBM MQ-MFT has been updated to open agent
  authority queues with more appropriate MQOPEN option when
  verifying their existence. The authority queues are now opened
  with the "inquire" option rather than "get".
  
  The "User authorities on IBM MQ Managed File Transfer actions"
  topic in the MQ V8 and V9 sections of IBM Knowledge Centre have
  been updated to include "inquire" as a required permission on
  all of the agent authority queues:
  
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFKSJ_8.0.0/com.ibm
  .wmqfte.doc/finegrain_resource_access.htm
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v8.0       8.0.0.8
  v9.0 CD    9.0.4
  v9.0 LTS   9.0.0.3
  
  The latest available MQ maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM MQ MFT V9.0

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7262

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

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