Adding a New Server Authentication Entry

To add a new server authentication entry, press the F6 key from the Work with Server Authentication Entries screen (STRDB > 21). The Add User Authentication Entry​ screen appears:

​                        ​ Add User Authentication Entry​                                                                                                            ​ Type choices, press Enter.                                                    ​                                                                                   ​ User profile . . . . . . . . .​ ​           ​    ​ Name          ​                   ​ Server . . . . . . . . . . . .​ ​                                              ​   ​ Remote user ID . . . . . . . .​ ​                                              ​   ​ Password or *NONE  . . . . . .​ ​                                              ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ​ DB-Gate restricts Server to 18 characters. User and Password are restricted   ​  ​ to 10 characters.                                                             ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ​ F3=Exit   ​             ​ F12=Cancel​                                              ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

The screen contains these fields:

User Profile

The user's name on the IBM i.

Server

The name of the server, as set in Remote Database Directory Entries (RDBDIRE). The name must be in upper case and no more than 18 characters long.

Remote User ID

The username to use on the remote system. It must be in upper case and no more ten characters long.

Password or *NONE

The password to use on the remote system. It can be a mixed-case string, but must be no more than ten characters long. If there is no password, set this field to *NONE.

Press Enter. After a confirmation message appears, press Enter again to save your settings.