Debug Service (right click menu)

[VincentKKwan]

Additional context

I am on Code for IBM i v2.15.2.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When trying to start an offline debug service by clicking on the start icon, the SBMJOB command with the user keyword is USER(*CURRENT) . The current user may not have *ALLOBJ authority to start the debug service inside of Code for IBM i. There used to be an option to change the USER, but not anymore.

Describe the solution you'd like
Re-instate the prompt allowing the USER to be changed from *CURRENT to another value. Alternatively add a new menu item "Start Debug Service with User..." to the right click menu of the Debug Service Offline. This will allow the entry of a user that has *ALLOBJ authority.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Yes; it is possible to start the debug service via a STRQSH command on the startDebugService.sh and specify another user but that is an extra step inside a green screen 5250 emulator. Would be nice to do it inside Code for IBM i.

[sebjulliand]

As far as I can tell, the prompt still shows up when starting the Debug Service - this hasn't changed since it was introduced:

The process also checks that the profile used as SBMJOB's USER parameter has *ALLOBJ authority.
And submitting a job using another profile will require you to have *ALLOBJ anyway since you need to be authorized to this other profile. But that is checked as well when starting the service.

[VincentKKwan]

I am on the latest Code for IBM i v2.15.2. If my current profile has *USE authority; then I have access to the other profile that has *ALLOBJ to start the debug service. The Debug Service submit options prompt no longer appears for me. I have exited VS Studio Code and restarted a few times, and it still does not appear.

[sebjulliand]

The control could be changed to check if you have *USE on that *ALLOBJ profile (even though at this point, it's almost like if you had *ALLOBJ since you can submit commands with it 😅).

But for the moment, when you try to start the service, don't you see this notification at the bottom right?

[VincentKKwan]

Yes I do see a notification at the bottom right, it tells me I have no *ALLOBJ authority when trying to start the debug service. The prompt to allow me to change the USER(*CURRENT) is missing - it no longer appears.

[sebjulliand]

Sorry to say you probably haven't seen that prompt for almost a year since the *ALLOBJ check was adding in April 2024 😅

The bottom line is it's not a recent change; but if in your case, you used to see it until last week, then maybe something changed on your profile recently.

Anyway, I get your point about being able to submit with a profile on which you have *USE authority. An enhancement will be in order soon.

[sebjulliand]

There it is: #2552

[VincentKKwan]

Excellent Thank you! Yes you are correct. In evaluating Code for IBM i I ask my sys admin for temporary *ALLOBJ authority. It gets taken away from me every few hours, hence me experiencing this problem.