LSF Version 7.3 - Administering Platform LSF

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Authentication and Authorization
LSF uses authentication and authorization to ensure the security of your cluster.
The authentication process verifies the identity of users, hosts, and daemons,
depending on the security requirements of your site. The authorization process
enforces user account permissions.
Contents
◆ Authentication options on page 673
◆ Authorization options on page 675
Authentication options
During LSF installation, the authentication method is set to external authentication
(
eauth), which offers the highest level of security. To change the authentication
method used by LSF, configure the parameter
LSF_AUTH in lsf.conf.