Running the process agent as a non-privileged user (UNIX)

Use this procedure to set up a process agent to run as a non-privileged user on UNIX operating systems.

To set up a process agent to run as a non-privileged user on UNIX:

1. As a root user, locate the process agent start script. The start script is in the /etc/ directory.
2. As the root user, locate the following entry in the start script.
   This entry is used to start the process agent as a root user.

   if [ "$SECURE" = "Y" ]; then
   ${OMNIHOME}/bin/nco_pad -name ${NCO_PA} -authenticate PAM -
   secure > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
   else
   ${OMNIHOME}/bin/nco_pad -name ${NCO_PA} -authenticate PAM > 
   /dev/null 2> /dev/null
   fi

3. To start the process agent as a user called netcool, replace the entry that is shown in step 2 with the following entry:

   if [ "$SECURE" = "Y" ]; then
   su - netcool -c "${OMNIHOME}/bin/nco_pad -name ${NCO_PA} -
   authenticate PAM -secure > /dev/null 2> /dev/null"
   else
   su - netcool -c "${OMNIHOME}/bin/nco_pad -name ${NCO_PA} -
   authenticate PAM > /dev/null 2> /dev/null"
   fi