Re: [WEB400] Switching Profiles

[MWalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Simon,

That's what I did, with Scott Klement's help. I was generating a new
profile token for the current job user and switching back to that when the
work needing authority was done. It was switching, but any subsequent calls
to a CGI program using that job, would kill the job. I switched to profile
handles, doing what you stated, and it works great.

Thanks,

Mark

Mark D. Walter
Senior Programmer/Analyst
CCX, Inc.
mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ccxinc.com


                                                                           
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On 11/03/2005, at 5:56 AM, MWalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> After some research, I've determined that the problem is happening
> when I
> try to switch the profile back. I watch the service program in debug,
> the
> error DS is empty. The profile does indeed switch back, but the next
> call
> to a CGI program ends the CGI job. Nothing in the job log. It states
> that
> the job completed normally.  I'm generating a new profile token from
> the
> user profile in positions 254 to 263 of the status data structure. It
> would
> be QTMHHTTP in this case. Any ideas?

The proper way to do this is to get the current profile handle before
you change anything. Store this in a variable. Get the new user handle
and swap. When done swap back using the saved handle you got
previously.

The same process applies when using profile tokens.

You are likely running into authority problems where the new user
(under whose authority the job is now running) is not authorised to the
original profile.

As to why the CGI job dies I don't know but may be due to invalidating
handles or tokens etc. due to authority problems.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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