User Accounts created by Gateway Application

Products

• CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction

What are the user accounts that are created by Gateway application and their usage?

Environment

All supported versions of API Gateway.

Resolution

1.layer7

- For internal app processing not for system login

2. ssgadmin

- SSGADMIN account allows restricted privileged access (sudo) to non-root users for Gateway configuration purposes.
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/api-gateway/11-0/install-configure-upgrade/configure-the-appliance-gateway/using-ssgadmin.html

3. ssgconfig

- The ssgconfig user account is used to provide operators and administrators access to the terminal user interface (TUI) menu. This ssgconfig menu allows common configuration tasks for the gateway appliance to be performed without requiring administrative access to the system. 

4. fndsrv

- Foundation services user
responsible for foundation services task, like the ones you see in ssg config menu

5. patcher

- Patch Management Service (PMS)    
Gateway introduces a new patcher service which runs independently and manages all patch action requests such as upload, install, delete, and list. Both Appliance Gateway and Software Gateway make use of the Patch Management Service.

6. gateway

- These accounts provide the Gateway appliance with a method of configuring a Gateway database as well as providing jailed and restricted access through a privileged and unprivileged user account. The default accounts are root and gateway, respectively, but can be reconfigured by a system administrator.