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Version: OpCon (Cloud - Current)

Adding Batch Users

A Batch User is an OS-level account that OpCon passes to the Agent when running a job. Enterprise Manager supports Batch User definitions for six platforms: Windows, UNIX, IBM i, MCP, OpenVMS, and SQL.

To access Batch Users, select Batch Users under the Security topic in the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Add a Windows Batch User​

To add a Windows Batch User, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Batch Users under the Security topic. The Batch Users screen opens.
  2. Select Windows in the Select the target OS list.
  3. Select Add on the Batch Users toolbar.
  4. Enter a valid Windows account in Domain\User format in the User field. The value is stored in uppercase.
  5. Enter the account password in the Password field.
  6. Enter the password again in the Confirm Password field.
  7. Select Save on the Batch Users toolbar.

Result: The new Windows Batch User appears in the Batch Users list for the Windows platform.

Add a UNIX Batch User​

To add a UNIX Batch User, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Batch Users under the Security topic. The Batch Users screen opens.
  2. Select UNIX in the Select the target OS list.
  3. Select Add on the Batch Users toolbar.
  4. Enter the group ID and user ID in group/user format in the Group/User field. Both the group and user portions accept letters, digits, hyphens, and underscores.
  5. Select Save on the Batch Users toolbar.

Result: The new UNIX Batch User appears in the Batch Users list for the UNIX platform.

Add an IBM i Batch User​

To add an IBM i Batch User, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Batch Users under the Security topic. The Batch Users screen opens.
  2. Select IBM i in the Select the target OS list.
  3. Select Add on the Batch Users toolbar.
  4. Enter a valid IBM i user profile name in the User Profile field.
  5. Select Save on the Batch Users toolbar.

Result: The new IBM i Batch User appears in the Batch Users list for the IBM i platform.

Add an MCP Batch User​

To add an MCP Batch User, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Batch Users under the Security topic. The Batch Users screen opens.
  2. Select MCP in the Select the target OS list.
  3. Select Add on the Batch Users toolbar.
  4. Enter a valid MCP user identifier in the Identifier field.
  5. Select Save on the Batch Users toolbar.

Result: The new MCP Batch User appears in the Batch Users list for the MCP platform.

Add an OpenVMS Batch User​

To add an OpenVMS Batch User, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Batch Users under the Security topic. The Batch Users screen opens.
  2. Select OpenVMS in the Select the target OS list.
  3. Select Add on the Batch Users toolbar.
  4. Enter a valid OpenVMS user identifier (maximum 12 characters) in the Identifier field.
  5. Select Save on the Batch Users toolbar.

Result: The new OpenVMS Batch User appears in the Batch Users list for the OpenVMS platform.

Add a SQL Batch User​

To add a SQL Batch User, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Batch Users under the Security topic. The Batch Users screen opens.
  2. Select SQL in the Select the target OS list.
  3. Select Add on the Batch Users toolbar.
  4. Enter a valid Windows account in Domain\User format in the User field.
  5. Enter the account password in the Password field.
  6. Enter the password again in the Confirm Password field.
  7. Select Save on the Batch Users toolbar.

Result: The new SQL Batch User appears in the Batch Users list for the SQL platform.

Default Batch Users​

Each supported platform includes a pre-configured default Batch User that OpCon provides. Default Batch Users are read-only and cannot be deleted or modified.

PlatformDefault Batch User
Windowsuse service account
SQLuse service account
MCP*
IBM i*