Re: QNTC: Is there an issue when Windows Id is different from the AS400 User Id?

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

N
ope, the use of QNTC still requires user IDs and passwords to match
between the i and the Windows box.

As an alternative, consider the use of "Network File System" (NFS).  This
is the Unix/Linux equivalent to Windows file shares.  Both Windows and the
i support NFS.  (With older version of Windows, it is a optionally
install-able feature of the OS).

The advantage to NFS in your case is that the mount command used to make a
network share accessible supports the use of an explicitly specified user
ID and password.  Thus the traffic between NFS server and client takes
place under that explicit user ID.

Lastly, NFS is generally considered a bit more robust than QNTC/Netserver,
at least when it comes to IBM i <-->Windows.

HTH,
Charles


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Vidal, Peter
<Peter.Vidal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Good afternoon list!
>
> Operating system: V5R4
> Third Party Prod: SEQUEL R9M6
>
> Maybe this has been already resolved but is better to ask the crew...
>
> During the development / testing process for a ticket, I have plans to use
> the EXECUTE command (from SEQUEL) to export a file to a with shared network
> folder.  This is my main goal.   However, we need to enable an
> IBM/Microsoft function.  It is QNTC, if I am not mistaken.
>
> Here is a link that discusses QNTC in more detail:
> http://www.itjungle.com/fhg/fhg031704-story04.html
>
> In the article it says: "QNTC is shipped as part of the base OS/400
> operating system, but you must have the TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for
> iSeries 400 licensed program 5769TC1 or 5722TC1 installed and configured in
> order to use it. You also need a working AS/400 NetServer configuration on
> your iSeries or AS/400 box, which is configured through a later version
> Client Access Express for Windows or iSeries Access for Windows Operations
> Navigator. On the Windows side, you generally need a working Microsoft
> Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server in order to locate other
> Windows servers on the network.  Once that QNTC service is active and
> available, then you can use the EXECUTE command in SEQUEL to save results
> to the remote location."
>
> I investigated and found out that:
>
> Licensed Program      5769TC1      5722TC1
> OHS7                  Not Found    Found
> NOVA                  Not Found    Found
> OHS1                  Not Found    Found
>
> Seems like we have a good opportunity to use this parameter of the EXECUTE
> command then.   Now, apparently there is a problem in that the Windows user
> id and the AS400 user id must be the same so it is not ideal for user
> initiated options.
>
> Is this a true statement or is there anything that may have changed since
> V5R4?  How we can overcome this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Peter Vidal
>
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