Patent ID: 8572611

Claim:
A computer system, comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a hypervisor executed by one or more of the at least one processor, wherein the hypervisor assigns computer resources of the computer system to at least one of one or more logical partitions and one or more appliance partitions, and wherein the hypervisor controls access to the computer resources; a management system executed by one or more of the at least one processor, wherein the management system receives login information from a new user who is logging into the computer system through a first interface, wherein, upon being logged into the computer system, the new user will have access to a logical partition to which is assigned at least one shared resource or to which is assigned a logical device associated with at least one shared resource, and wherein each shared resource is one of the computer resources, wherein the management system builds a conflict list of one or more users, each who is currently logged into the computer system though a respective interface and having access to a respective logical partition to which is assigned one or more of the at least one shared resource or to which is assigned a logical device associated with one or more of the at least one shared resource, wherein each of the one or more of the at least one shared resource presents a possibility of conflict between a respective user currently logged into the computer system and the new user as a result of shared ownership of that shared resource, wherein the management system builds the conflict list by: checking if any user is currently logged into the computer system through a service interface, and adding an entry to the conflict list for each user currently logged into the computer system through a corresponding service interface; and checking if any user is currently logged into the computer system through a non-service interface, checking to determine, for each user currently logged into the computer system through a corresponding non-service interface, if that user has access to a respective logical partition to which is assigned one or more of the at least one shared resource or to which is assigned a logical device associated with one or more of the at least one shared resource, and adding an entry to the conflict list for each user currently logged into the computer system through the corresponding non-service interface and having said access, and wherein the management system sends the conflict list for presentation to the new user.