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Configure User and Group Permissions for Subprograms (UNIX Only)

By default, the SystemEDGE agent runs subprograms (for example, remote shell, action, and extension object invocations) with its effective user and group permissions, normally root. Depending on the local security policies in effect, you may want to set the agent to use actions and extension objects that run with different user and group permissions.

To run subprograms with the effective user and group permissions of a user other than root, add the following lines to the sysedge.cf file:

subprogram_user_name <name>
subprogram_group_name <name>
name

Specifies the user name or group name to use for subprograms. If the provided name is invalid, all subprogram execution is disabled.