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Configure PAM Authentication for CA Harvest SCM Server and Agent

You can configure the CA Harvest SCM server and agent to use the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) configuration on UNIX platforms. You must implement and customize the PAM modules for the agent and server as per your business requirement.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the $CA_SCM_HOME/HAgent.arg file.
  2. Modify the -authmode setting as follows: 
    -authmode=pam
  3. Save and close the file.

    The agent configuration file is saved with the new authentication mode.

  4. Add "agntd" service to the PAM configuration of the computer.
  5. Start the CA Harvest SCM agent as a root user.

    The agent is started with PAM authentication.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the $CA_SCM_HOME/HServer.arg file.
  2. Modify the -authmode setting as follows: 
    -authmode=pam
  3. Save and close the file.

    The server configuration file is saved with the new authentication mode.

  4. Add "hserver" service to the PAM configuration of the computer.
  5. Start the CA Harvest SCM broker as a root user.

    The broker is started with PAM authentication.