Job Management Partner 1/Base User's Guide

1.2.5 Mapping users

A JP1 user who wants to execute a job or command for another host requires the OS user permissions for that host. This means that you must associate JP1 users with OS users on the host where you want to execute a job or command. This is called user mapping. User mapping associates the following:

The JP1 user who can execute instructions

The server host from which the users can execute instructions

The OS user permissions required for executing a job or command

The following is an example of user mapping in JP1/AJS and JP1/IM.

Figure 1-6 Example of user mapping

JP1/AJS

If you log in from JP1/AJS - View to JP1/AJS - Manager, mapping of JP1 users to OS users is also required on the host running JP1/AJS - Manager. Therefore, you must set up user mapping on HostA (the manager host) and HostB (an agent host that executes jobs). For details, see the manuals Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Setup Guide, Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Configuration Guide 1, and Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Configuration Guide 2.

JP1/IM

You must set up user mapping on HostD (an agent host), because commands are executed from HostD for operations from JP1/IM - View. Also, you must set up user mapping on HostE, because automated actions are executed from HostE.

The users that can execute automated actions are defined in JP1/IM - Manager.

Note the following points for user mapping:

JP1 users mapped to OS users having the administrator privilege can operate all JP1 resources regardless of the operating permissions. If you want to control the operating permissions JP1 users have for JP1 resources, you should map the JP1 users to OS users who do not have the administrator privileges.

In UNIX, only the OS user name is required for job or command execution by an OS user. In Windows, however, since both an OS user name and a password are required to execute a job or command, JP1/Base also manages OS passwords. If you need to change the password of an OS user in Windows, you must also change the JP1/Base password information.

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