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

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.