Logging on to a Server
To log on to a server, right click on either a server or a ChangeMan instance, and select ZDD Network | Logon from the popup menu. You can implicitly request a log on by simply opening or accessing a folder that resides on the server.
When you log on, the Logon dialog box will be displayed to prompt you for connection information.
The following table describes the fields on the Logon dialog box.
| Field / Box | Description |
|---|---|
| User ID | Enter the TSO user ID for the connection. |
| Password | Enter the password for your TSO user ID. The password may be filled in automatically if you have the "Save password" box checked. This field will be disabled if you have the "Use Windows password" box checked. |
| Address | IP address, or the DNS name for the z/OS server. This is defined in the server properties, and this field cannot be modified. |
| Port | TCP port number for the server or ChangeMan instance. This is defined in the server or ChangeMan properties, and this field cannot be modified. |
| Process | Name of the process (program) and process ID for the application requesting the connection. |
| Change password | Check this box to change your password. You will be prompted for the new password. |
| Save password | Check this box to save the password for this TSO user ID. Next time you log on to the same server with the same user ID, the password will be automatically retrieved and filled in. |
| Use Windows password | Check this box to use your Windows password as your TSO user ID password. The password field will be disabled if this box is checked. |
| Use certificate | Check this box to log on using a client certificate, instead of a password. The “Use certificate” check box is only present for servers configured to use TLS security. Logging on with a client certificate requires SerNet and ChangeMan ZMF version 8.2.2+. See TLS Security for details. |
Multi-factor Authentication
ChangeMan supports Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) when connected to a SerNet 8.2+ server. All ChangeMan instances under that server must also be version 8.2 or higher.
To use MFA, you must check the "Allow password phrase" box on the Connection page of the server properties. Simply enter the MFA password into the regular password field.
The MFA password format and method of obtaining the MFA password will vary according to how it is configured in your data center.
Saving Passwords
If the "Save password" box is checked, the Logon dialog box will try to retrieve a previously saved password for the specified user ID, and will save the encrypted password upon completion of a successful connection.
If the “Save password” box is not checked, the dialog box will neither save passwords, nor retrieve saved passwords. Also, if the “Save password” box is not checked, any previously saved password will be deleted.
Note that if you uncheck the “Save password” box, it will not clear any password that might already be filled in. Any password that is already filled in may well have been entered by the user, and is not necessarily a saved password.
If a connection fails due to an invalid or expired password, any saved password will automatically be deleted to prevent the invalid password from being used again.
Changing Passwords
If the "Change password" box is checked, the Change Password dialog box will display to prompt you for the new password, or password phrase. You must enter the new password twice to confirm.
