DUAS6: Is it compatible with nologin system accounts?
Article ID: 132545
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Products
CA Automic Dollar Universe
Issue/Introduction
On Unix / Linux users can have the shell disabled in /etc/passwd due to security reasons.
Is it possible to set as administrator for Dollar Universe processes a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
Is it possible to launch jobs as a Submission Account pointing to a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
Is it possible to set as administrator for Dollar Universe processes a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
Is it possible to launch jobs as a Submission Account pointing to a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
Environment
Unix and Linux Systems
Resolution
Is it possible to set as administrator for Dollar Universe processes a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
No, it is not possible as the Dollar Universe process need a user with a valid shell (ksh / bash).
When launching the product, the command "su -c username ..." will fail with the following error in universe.log:
This account is currently not available.
Is it possible to launch jobs as a Submission Account pointing to a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
Yes, submission works fine with a nologin user if the Uproc is not Interactive.
No, it is not possible as the Dollar Universe process need a user with a valid shell (ksh / bash).
When launching the product, the command "su -c username ..." will fail with the following error in universe.log:
This account is currently not available.
Is it possible to launch jobs as a Submission Account pointing to a system user with the shell disabled (nologin)?
Yes, submission works fine with a nologin user if the Uproc is not Interactive.
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