Defining default user impersonation credentials

Default user impersonation credentials can be defined for resources.

About this task

Credentials are frequently required by agents on target machines. Typically, credentials are defined on plug-in steps, but default credentials can be defined on resources. Any step that does not have its own credentials, will use credentials defined on the associated resource.

Procedure

  1. Open the Basic Settings page for the selected resource (Configuration tab).
  2. Select the Default Impersonation check box.
  3. In the User and Password fields, enter the user name and password. The password is encrypted as it is entered.
  4. In the Group field, enter the authentication realm group.
  5. To use the sudo command for impersonation, select the Use Sudo check box. If the resource is on a UNIX or Linux machine, you can use this option. If the resource is on a Windows machine, this option has no effect.
  6. To always use the credentials that are defined on the resource and override any defined on process steps, select the Always Use Default Impersonation check box.

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