Batch Users Overview

Batch users are operating system credentials that OpCon uses to authenticate job submissions to agents. Each batch user is associated with a specific platform type and holds the login name — and, where required, the password — that the agent uses to run submitted jobs.

Most platforms require a valid batch user on every job that OpCon submits. Without a correctly configured batch user, OpCon cannot run jobs on the target machine.

Common tasks in this area include:

• Configuring credentials for a new platform or agent
• Updating a batch user password after it changes in the operating system
• Granting or revoking a role's access to a specific batch user
• Auditing which batch users are configured and which roles can use them

What is in this section?

Page	Description
Managing Batch Users	View, add, edit, and delete batch user credentials for all supported platforms
Role Batch Users	Configure which roles can use each batch user

Required privileges

To create, edit, or delete batch users, your role must have the All Administrative Functions or All Function Privileges function privilege.

The Role_ocadm role automatically has access to all batch users and cannot be restricted.

Supported platforms

OpCon supports batch users for the following platform types:

Platform	Login name field	Password required
IBM i	User Profile	No
MCP	Identifier	No
OpenVMS	Identifier (12-character limit)	No
SQL	User	Optional
UNIX	Group/User (for example, operators/jsmith)	No
Windows	User	Yes

note

The Windows batch user Use Service Account is a system-reserved record that cannot be edited or deleted.

Glossary

Term	Definition
Batch User	An operating system account (login name and, where applicable, a password) that OpCon uses to run jobs on a target machine. Batch users are scoped to a specific platform type.
Job	A unit of work defined in OpCon, such as running a program on a remote machine, transferring files, or running a sub-schedule.
Machine	An running target for OpCon jobs. Each machine runs an agent that communicates with the OpCon server and runs submitted jobs.
Role	A named collection of privileges that can be assigned to one or more user accounts. Users in a role inherit all of that role's privileges.
Solution Manager	The browser-based web interface for OpCon. Provides access to operations, self-service, vision dashboards, and configuration.