LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Configuration Reference

Figure 9: Example of external authentication
Authentication failure
When external authentication is enabled, the message
User permission denied
indicates that the eauth executable failed to authenticate the user’s credentials.
Security
External authentication—and any other LSF authentication method—depends on the security
of the root account on all hosts within the cluster. Limit access to the root account to prevent
unauthorized use of your cluster.
Configuration to modify external authentication
You can modify external authentication behavior by writing your own eauth executable.
There are also configuration parameters that modify various aspects of external authentication
behavior by:
Feature: External authentication
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