Configuring permissions and groups (Windows Server)

You must complete these tasks to configure users and groups to access to IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server. This configuration is required only for the engine tier computer. This configuration is only applicable to the users of the operating system where the engine tier components are installed.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Microsoft Windows Server as an administrator.
  2. Create a group.
    1. Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
    2. In the Computer Management window, expand System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Groups.
    3. Click Action > New Group.
    4. In the New Group window, type DataStage as the name for the group, click Create, and click Close.
  3. Configure users and the DataStage group to log in.
    1. Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.
    2. In the Local Security Settings window, expand Local Policies > User Rights Assignment to display the policies.
    3. In the Local Security window, click the Allow log on Locally policy and click Actions > Properties.
    4. In the Allow log on Locally Properties window, click Add User or Group.
    5. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Locations, click the name of your local computer, and click OK.
    6. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Advanced and click Find Now.
    7. In the search results, select Authenticated Users and DataStage and click OK three times to save the results and to return to the Local Security window.
    8. In the Local Security window, click the Log on as a Batch Job policy and click Actions > Properties.
    9. In the Log on as a Batch Job window, click Add User or Group.
    10. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Locations, click the name of your local computer, and click OK.
    11. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Advanced, and then click Find Now.
    12. In the search results, select DataStage and click OK three times to save the results and to return to the Local Security window.
    13. Close the Local Security Policy window.
  4. Add users to the group.
    1. From the Computer Management window, click Groups.
    2. Click the name of the group that you want to add users to (DataStage).
    3. Click Action > Add to Group.
    4. In the User Properties window, click Add.
    5. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Location.
    6. Click the name of your local computer, and then click OK.
    7. In the Select Users window, click Advanced.
    8. In the window that opens, click Find Now.
    9. Click the names of users that you want to include in the group, and click OK. At a minimum, include all authenticated users.
    10. Click OK three times to return to the Computer Management window.
    11. Close the Computer Management window.
  5. Set permissions for the following folders:
    • C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server
    • C:\Program Files\MKS Toolkit\fifos
    • C:\Windows\%TEMP%
    • C:\tmp

    Complete the following steps for each of the listed folders.

    1. Select the folder and click File > Properties.
    2. In the Properties window, click the Security tab, and click Edit.
    3. In the Permissions window, click Add.
    4. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Locations.
    5. Click the name of the local computer, and click OK.
    6. In the Select Users or Groups window, click Advanced.
    7. In the window that opens, click Find Now.
    8. Click the name of the group that you want to set permissions for (DataStage).
    9. Click OK twice.
    10. In the Permissions list, select to allow Modify, Read & execute, List folder contents, Read, and Write Permissions. Click OK.
    11. If you receive a message that asks you to confirm the changes, click Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files.