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The Directory the Job Runs Under

The directory that a UNIX job runs under is determined by the following settings:

oscomponent.initialworkingdirectory Agent Parameter

Specifies the default initial working directory for all scripts. Options are the following:

• SCRIPT—Sets the path to where the script resides.
• USER—Sets the path to the home directory of the owner of the script.
• PATH—Sets the path to an absolute path to where the script runs.

If you do not specify a value, the parameter defaults to the path where the running cybAgent resides.

You can specify the oscomponent.initialworkingdirectory parameter in the agent's agentparm.txt file.

HOME and PWD Environment Variables

Overrides the oscomponent.initialworkingdirectory default directory. The directory depends on the following settings:

• If you specify a value for PWD (Present Working Directory) in the job definition, the job runs under the PWD you specified.
• If you specify a value for HOME in the job definition, but you do not specify a value for PWD, the job runs under the HOME directory.
• If you specify values for HOME and PWD in the job definition, the job runs under the PWD directory.