USER_SECURITY - UDM Server configuration option

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Jul 15, 2024
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Description

The USER_SECURITY option specifies the user security option.

If user security is activated, the UDM Server logs the user onto the system, and the command is run with the user's identity. If user security is not activated, the command runs with the same identity as the Server.

Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Configuration File Keyword

security option

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Values

option is any of the following values:


IBM i

  • default
    Use IBM i security.
  • none
    No user security

UNIX

  • default
    Use UNIX default user authentication method, */etc/passwd* or */etc/shadow*.
  • inherit
    Universal Data Mover Server will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The sessions is established with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • none
    Universal Data Mover Server will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The sessions is established with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • pam
    Use the pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) interface.
  • pam_sessions (Linux only)
    Processes Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) session modules in addition to account and authentication modules.
  • trusted
    User HP Trust Security authentication.
Windows
  • default
    User-supplied user ID and password is authenticated against the user profile.
  • inherit
    Universal Data Mover Server will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The sessions is established with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • none
    Universal Data Mover Server will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The sessions is established with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • pam
    Use the pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) interface.
  • pam_sessions*(Linux only)
    Processes Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) session modules in addition to account and authentication modules.
  • trusted
    User HP Trust Security authentication.

z/OS

  • default
    Use z/OS SAF user authentication. User ID must have OMVS segment.
  • inherit
    Universal Data Mover Server will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The sessions is established with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.
  • none
    Universal Data Mover Server will inherit the user account of the broker which started it. The sessions is established with the same user ID as that inherited from the Broker.

Note

For UNIX, Windows, and z/OS: The inherit value replaces the none value. There currently are 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