LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Configuration Reference

Feature: Cross-cluster user account
mapping
The cross-cluster user account mapping feature enables cross-cluster job submission and
execution for a MultiCluster environment that has different user accounts assigned to different
hosts. Using this feature, you can map user accounts in a local cluster to user accounts in one
or more remote clusters.
Contents
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About cross-cluster user account mapping
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Scope
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Configuration to enable cross-cluster user account mapping
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Cross-cluster user account mapping behavior
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Configuration to modify cross-cluster user account mapping behavior
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Cross-cluster user account mapping commands
About cross-cluster user account mapping
For MultiCluster environments that have different user accounts assigned to different hosts, cross-cluster user account
mapping allows you to submit a job from a local host and run the job as a different user on a remote host.
Figure 4: Default behavior (feature not enabled)
Figure 5: With cross-cluster user account mapping enabled
Feature: Cross-cluster user account mapping
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