If you don't run EIM/SSO, and the user doesn't specify a user/ password (e.g. via a mapped drive), the pc will send the client user/ password. If you don't have matching users/passwords between your network and IBMi, they'll connect as the guest profile.
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From: Rob Berendt [rob@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:33 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: NetServer Guest profile
I ran this query:
Select
MESSAGE_TEXT, -- The first level text of the message including
tokens.
count(*) as NbrOfOccurences
from table(qsys2.joblog_info('136558/QUSER/QZLSFILET')) A
where message_id='CPIAD12' and message_text like '%NETGUEST%'
group by message_text
order by message_text
;
I have a few thousand hits. A bulk is from one IP address. The rest are
from three users, all of whom use their IBM i id's daily via 5250 and
currently have active 5250 jobs. Why would these last be using NETGUEST?
Basically: Why would NetServer use the guest account when someone has a
valid user id?
No users are currently disabled for NetServer access. I checked at
http://myserver:2001, Network, Servers, TCP/IP Servers, IBM i NetServer,
Disabled user ids.
Rob Berendt
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IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1
Group Dekko
Dept 1600
Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
Garrett, IN 46738
Ship to: Dock 108
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Kendallville, IN 46755
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