LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Configuration Reference

Feature: Between-host user account
mapping
The between-host user account mapping feature enables job submission and execution within
a cluster that has different user accounts assigned to different hosts. Using this feature, you
can map a local user account to a different user account on a remote host.
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About between-host user account mapping
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Scope
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Configuration to enable between-host user account mapping
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Between-host user account mapping behavior
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Configuration to modify between-host user account mapping behavior
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Between-host user account mapping commands
About between-host user account mapping
For clusters with different user accounts assigned to different hosts., between-host 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. There are two types of between-host user account mapping:
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Local user account mapping—for UNIX or Windows hosts, a user can map the local user
account to a different user on a remote host
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Windows workgroup account mapping—allows LSF administrators to map all Windows
workgroup users to a single Windows system account, eliminating the need to create
multiple users and passwords in LSF. Users can submit and run jobs using their local user
names and passwords, and LSF runs the jobs using the mapped system account name and
password. With Windows workgroup account mapping, all users have the same
permissions because all users map to the same Windows system account.
Figure 1: Default behavior (feature not enabled)
Feature: Between-host user account mapping
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