IBM MQ - Redistributable Client Configuration in MQ Client fails

Question

I have a IBM MQ server in a Windows machine, MQ client and a Redistributable file transfer client installed a Linux machine.

I have successfully run the fteSetupCoordination, fteSetupCommands and fteCreateAgent commands and the object creating file is generated the required BFG_DATA folder. Issue is when I try to run the below command from Linux machine to create the agent (client, where MQ client is installed)

runmqsc -c MFTU < RDSAGTLIN_create.mqsc

the below command message popsup.

5724-H72 (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1994, 2016. Starting MQSC for queue manager MFTU. AMQ8135: Not authorized. 0 command responses received.

RDSAGTLIN is my file transfer agent name in the client.

I can telnet the server queue manager port (from Linux to Windows).

What can be the issue and what am I missing here?

EDIT

I have created a channel in the server and have exported the MQSERVER

export MQSERVER=TEST.SVR/TCP/'192.168.90.185(1656)'

in the client machine.

EDIT 2

Just as Josh instructed I ran the file in the MQ server (Windows) itself. Now when I start the agent in the Linux the below error is in the agent log file.

[29/01/2020 16:11:30:053 IST] 00000001 AgentRuntime I BFGAG0058I: The agent has successfully initialized. [29/01/2020 16:11:30:085 IST] 00000015 AgentRecovery E BFGAG0052E: The agent received MQI reason code 2035 when establishing a client transport mode connection to the queue manager 'MFTU' with connection name '192.168.90.185(1656)' and using channel 'MQMFT.MFTU.SVRCONN'. The agent cannot continue and will end.

EDIT 3

I checked in the Queue manager (Windows machine) for the authentication and it's disabled. Not sure why a 2035, unauthorized is coming up.

DIS QMGR CHLAUTH 1 : DIS QMGR CHLAUTH AMQ8408I: Display Queue Manager details. QMNAME(MFTU) CHLAUTH(DISABLED)

Any guidance is very much appreciated on what I'm doing wrong here.

Answer 1

After some rigorous reading and testing I was able to connect the redistributable client and MQ by the following means. Thanks to Morag and Josh's guidance.

By a runmqsc checked the authentication enabled for the queue manager.

dis qmgr connauth
 1 : dis qmgr connauth
AMQ8408I: Display Queue Manager details.
   QMNAME(MFTU)
   CONNAUTH(SYSTEM.DEFAULT.AUTHINFO.IDPWOS)
dis authinfo(SYSTEM.DEFAULT.AUTHINFO.IDPWOS) chcklocl chckclnt
 2 : dis authinfo(SYSTEM.DEFAULT.AUTHINFO.IDPWOS) chcklocl chckclnt
AMQ8566I: Display authentication information details.
   AUTHINFO(SYSTEM.DEFAULT.AUTHINFO.IDPWOS)
   AUTHTYPE(IDPWOS)                        CHCKCLNT(OPTIONAL)
   CHCKLOCL(OPTIONAL)

SYSTEM.DEFAULT.AUTHINFO.IDPWOS implies the default authentication mechanism is enabled.

My MQ was running in the Windows under administrator user. What I did was I created a administrator user in the Linux (client) and the transfer worked like a charm. (Which exactly what Morag has commented, to create a user and give the capability).