Article ID: 177900
Article Last Modified on 11/18/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q177900
SYMPTOMS
After you configure SNA Server to support single sign-on (SSO) to an AS/400, you may be prompted with an AS/400 sign-on screen when you try to log on. In many environments, this is unacceptable and defeats the purpose of SSO. This can be avoided by modifying a system value on the AS/400.
The QRMTSIGN system value specifies whether automatic sign-on from a remote system is allowed. If this value is set to *FRCSIGNON, the passthrough session begins with the normal sign-on screen and the user cannot achieve the benefits of full SSO. If the QRMTSIGN system value is set to *SAMEPRF or *VERIFY, passthrough sessions will bypass the normal sign-on procedure.
WORKAROUND
- To use the operating system command to update or verify the system value, enter
command WRKSYSVAL QRMTSIGN
at a command line and press F4.
NOTE: The user must have appropriate privileges (security officer or administrator) to change system values on the AS/400.
Display QRMTSIGN value
- Select Option 5 to display the current settings for QRMTSIGN. If the remote sign-on control is *FRCSIGNON, press F3 to return to the Work with System Values menu.
Change QRMTSIGN value
Select Option 2 to go to the Change System Value menu. In the Remote sign-on control field, type in *SAMEPRF or *VERIFY. See Figure 1 below.
------------------------------------------------------ | Change System Value | | | | System value . . . . . : QRMTSIGN | | Description . . . . . : Remote sign-on control | | | | Type choice, press Enter. | |Remote sign-on control *VERIFY *FRCSIGNON | | *SAMEPRF | | *REJECT | | *VERIFY | | - OR - | | | |Remote session program Name | | Library . . . . . . Name | | | |F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel | ------------------------------------------------------Figure 1.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about SNA Server and host security, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
175063 "Host Security Integration Setup and Architectural Overview"
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