Configuring a user account on UNIX

This procedure describes how to configure specific parameters for Control-M. The account cannot contain any data in the account and the name must not exceed 8 characters.

The Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, and Control-M/Agent owner can be a local user, an LDAP user, or an NIS user, but the Control-M/Agent account home directory must be located on a local disk and not on NFS, whereas, the Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server account home directory can be located on a local disk or NFS.

To configure a user account on UNIX:

1. Create a user account, as shown in the following example.

   /usr/sbin/useradd -u <numeric_user_id> -g <user_group> -d <user_home>
   -s <user_shell> <user_name>

   NOTE: In a clustered environment, you need to create two accounts (one for each node). Both accounts must have identical names and IDs. Both home directories must point to the same location on the shared disk.

   The <user_shell> account must be defined as one of the following names or programs:

   • /bin/csh
   • /bin/tcsh
   • /bin/sh (Control-M/Agent and Control-M/EM only)
   • /bin/ksh (Control-M/Agent and Control-M/EM only)
   • /bin/bash (Control-M/Agent only)
2. Configure the predefined limits that are designed to limit or prevent the excessive use of resources by a single process, as described in Control-M limits on UNIX accounts.