Unix User Accounts

[master4usrcm]

Hi All,

Can anyone please clarify my query on Unix User accounts for a Control-M job. For windows we generally create Control-M user accounts through CTMPWD utility but unlike windows we do not have any utility in Unix. So if we need a script in a particular directory with some user account then how do we create accounts and suppose if we run the job with some user account how the Control-M will login into the agent/server.

Thanks & Regards
Mast

[markf]

The Windows structure is completely different to Unix. In the Unix environment you usually install the Agent under 'root'. The Control-M Agent will do a "su - owner_userid" when you run the job (it can do this thanks to the root privilege). Obviously the userid has to exist on the Agent box. Two extra points -

1. You can use "agentless" execution (define the userid/passowrd on the Control-M Server via the Config Manager tool).

2. If you are worried about security issues then switch the Control-M Server security option 'on' and use the ctmsec utility to define who, what and where can run on the Agents.