Group Requirements
TIBCO MFT Platform Server uses three groups to perform different functions. By default, these groups are named as
cfadmin
,
cftransfer
, and
cfbrowse
.
See the following table for what each group is responsible for:
Group Name | Responsibility |
---|---|
cfadmin
|
A member of the
cfadmin group can configure nodes, local profiles, responder profiles, as well as view audit records from all users.
|
cfbrowse
|
A member of the
cfbrowse group can view audit records from all users.
Note: Users not in the
cfbrowse or cfadmin group can only view transactions that their user ID performed.
|
cftransfer
|
A member of the
cftransfer group can perform platform-to-platform file transfers initiated from Command Center.
Note: If the group does not exist when a transfer request comes from Command Center, the request is processed based on the node configurations for Command Center. However, when the group does exist, but the user who initiates a file transfer from Command Center is not a member of the group, the transfer fails.
|
See the following table for the group requirements for both installation methods. Y
means that the group must exist before the installation; N
means that the group is not required to exist before the installation.
Installation Method | cfadmin
|
cfbrowse
|
cftransfer
|
---|---|---|---|
Root Installation | Y | N | N |
Non-Root Installation | Y | N | N |
- For the root installation:
- The
cfadmin
group must exist in the system before the installation. Therefore, the permissions of the folders and files can be assigned to this group. It can either be a group that already exists or a new group (the group does not need to have any members in it). - The
cfbrowse
andcftransfer
groups do not have to exist before the installation. You can create these groups during installation or later.
- The
- For the non-root installation:
- The
cfadmin
group must be created before the installation. You can create thecfbrowse
andcftransfer
groups after installation. The user running the installation has the ownership of all the installed folders and files and must be a member of cfadmin group.
- The
Note: The installation allows you to define group names that are different from the default group names. If you define different group names, the group names should not contain an embedded space. The group name defined as the
cfadmin
group must exist before the installation. After the installation, if you want to change any group name, you can modify the
config.txt file located in the
$CFROOT/config directory. You should also change the group associated with all files and folders in the $CFROOT
directory.For more information, see TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for UNIX User's Guide.