Patent ID: 9323934
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing and tracking computer commands associated with a change on a managed computer system, the method implemented by the managed computer system, the method based on a lockdown level of the managed computer system, the method comprising: receiving, by the managed computer system, a log-on of an administrator onto the managed computer system; connecting, by the managed computer system, to a change and configuration management system on a managing computer system; determining, by the managed computer system, by querying the change and configuration management system on the managing computer system, the lockdown level of the managed computer system; retrieving, by the managed computer system, from the change and configuration management system on the managing computer system, a list of authorized commands associated with a change of one or more configuration items of the managed computer system under the lockdown level; determining, by the managed computer system, by querying the change and configuration management system on the managing computer system, whether an authorized change on the managed computer system exists; removing, by the managed computer system, the lockdown level of the managed computer system to receive, from the change and configuration management system on the managing computer system, authorization of commands associated with the change that have been locked down, in response to determining that the authorized change on the managed computer system exists; setting, by the managed computer system, the lockdown level with the authorized commands associated with the change on the managed computer system, in response to determining that the authorized change on the managed computer system does not exist; determining, by the managed computer system, whether a command associated with the change issued by the administrator is authorized, in response to receiving the command associated with the change issued by the administrator; requesting, by the managed computer system, the administrator to respond whether an emergency change is requested, in response to determining that the command associated with the change issued by the administrator is not authorized; executing, by the managed computer system, the command associated with the change issued by the administrator, in response to receiving from the administrator a response that the emergency change is requested; and recording, by the managed computer system, the emergency change in a log.