ESP Workload Automation

I am creating a FILE_TRIGGER job that looks for a file on UNIX.   However, the directory that the file is located in is only accessible by NIS-authenticated users, or at least a local user account with a UID that matches an NIS account.   The job is running as the 'root' user which means that it's not able to access the file.  Is there a way to tell ESP that the file_trigger job should run using a specific UNIX account?   Looking at the documentation for 5.5, it looks like the USER parameter can be specified on Windows-based jobs, but not on UNIX-based jobs.   Does anyone know if there's an undocumented workaround for this?   Or if there are plans in future versions to allow for specifying the user on FILE_TRIGGER type jobs?

You can try to add the USER to the File_Trigger and test it out.  Otherwise you can subscribe to the current ESP Listserv and repost your question. Here I am sure you will get more responses.   Go to the follow ing link.   http://listserv.cybermation.com/read/all_forums/   On the right hand side “ click â€? on the “ subscribe â€? word for ESP access.   Fill out the information and then “ click â€? on the “ subscribe â€? word.   This will send a request for access. You should receive an email back indicating you have been added to the LISTSERV.   Keep the following link handy for subsequence access to the LISTSERV.   http://listserv.cybermation.com/read/login/

I am running ESP 11.3 and it still does not allow the use of USER for FILE_TRIGGER jobs. That is to say it will allow you to code USER for the FILE_TRIGGER for a unix agent and it will SIMULATE correctly but when the FILE_TRIGGER is actually invoked you get a "Logon Failed" status.

I once had a similar problem with the FILE_TRIGGER not being able to see into the directory that it was monitoring for file creation and I believe we were able to get around that by having the userid the ESP agent runs on gain membership in group that had access to that directory.

We are running ESP 5.5 SP3 and R7 Agents.

We do not add a USER statement to FILE_TRIGGER jobs.

We run the ESP R7 Agent as root.

I tested and if you add a USER statement to a FILE_TRIGGER I get:

MSTD0528E ERROR OCCURRED PROCESSING EVENT SCHTESP.FILETRGL IN APPL FILETRGL.2
MSTD4118E Unable to find password matching compops, File_Trigger, LJ_LINUX101,
RC=4

View from CSF

Job Name Agent Name ApplName Gen# P Node CCode System Status
___ FILETRIG LJ_LINUX101 FILETRGL 3 SUBERROR - Submit Error, bad not defined


Use the The PASSWORD command to define and securely store a user ID/password pair.

From Page Mode


PASSWORD DEF USER(***) PASS(yyy)

Resubmit and job runs.