You may not be allowed to launch Remote Terminal directly, but have been configured to have to request approval first.
If this is the case, the panel will appear similar to the one shown below. A list of your Current Requests is shown in place of the Procced button.
Select details of the computer for which you wish to request approval. All the user’s approvals are shown at the bottom of the page, the status indicates if the request is still PENDING or has been APPROVED or REJECTED.
Figure 17 : Remote Terminal Approvals
To request approval to Remote Terminal
1. In the Platform Type field is enabled, select the platform type from the list.
2. If the Hostname field is enabled, either type the hostname, or select it from the list.
3. If the When From field select the date and time from which to retrieve the password.
4. If the When To field select the date and time to which to retrieve the password.
5. In the Reason field enter the reason for retrieving the password.
6. Click Request Approval.
7. Click Proceed
A PENDING record will appear at the bottom of the page. You may click the del link to delete PENDING records at ant time.
Members of the Remote Terminal approvals group will consider the request and will change the status to APPROVED or REJECTED. If configured, users receive staus emails at all stages.
When the request becomes APPROVED a login button will appear:
Figure 18 : Approved Remote Terminal request
Click login the launch the Remote Terminal.
Remote terminal requests that exceed their When To date are automatically removed by the system.
