SECURITY - UAG configuration option

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Description

The SECURITY option activates user security.

If SECURITY is activated, the remote command execution request must supply a local user ID and password. The command is started as that user.

If SECURITY is not activated, the user ID and password is not required from the remote request and the user's process is started with the same user ID as the remote agent.

Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Configuration File Keyword

security option



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Values

option is the specification for whether or not security is activated.


UNIX

Valid values for option are:

  • default
    Security is activated and uses UNIX default user authentication method.
  • inherit
    Universal Automation Center Agent will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The user processes created as a result of task execution are started with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • none
    Universal Automation Center Agent will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The user processes created as a result of task execution are started with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • pam
    Security is activated and use the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) interface to provide user authentication.
  • trusted
    Security is activated and uses HP Trust Security authentication.

Windows

Valid values for option are:

  • default
    Security is activated and uses Windows authentication to verify user ID and password.
  • inherit
    Universal Automation Center Agent will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The user processes created as a result of task execution are started with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • none
    Universal Automation Center Agent will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The user processes created as a result of task execution are started with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.

z/OS

Valid values for option are:

  • default
    Security is activated and uses z/OS SAF user authentication method. The user ID must have an OMVS segment.
  • inherit
    Universal Automation Center Agent will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The user processes created as a result of task execution are started with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • none
    Universal Automation Center Agent will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The user processes created as a result of task execution are started with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.

Note

The inherit value replaces the none value. There are currently no plans to deprecate support for none, but new installs should use inherit instead of none.

Default Values

defaultAIX, HP-UX, Windows, z/OS
pamLinux, Solaris