The system administrator account
Processes running under the root account can be vulnerable. To restrict root access and limit the processes and services that run under the root account, IBM® StoredIQ® provides a separate administrative account for managing the AppStack server.
The siqadmin user account is available in the IBM
StoredIQ application stack starting with version 7.6.0.17. Use
the siqadmin account for administrative tasks on the AppStack, such as starting, stopping, and
maintaining the AppStack server.
In new deployments, the siqadmin user account is created during
installation. You set the password during the configuration of the AppStack. You can change it any time later by using
the Linux passwd command.
The siqadmin user is a regular user with login capabilities. This account neither has root privileges nor is it a member of the root group. This user's designated home directory is the /home/siqadmin directory. All scripts that the siqadmin user can run to manage the application stack are stored in the /home/siqadmin/bin directory.The siqadmin user is also allowed to manage a defined set of services.
As siqadmin user, you can create and store your own command files in the /home/siqadmin/bin directory without interfering with the IBM
StoredIQ provided command setup.