Tracking user id from which job has been run

vikram_hm123 · Post by **vikram_hm123** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:01 am

Hi,

We have a requirement in our project to track the user id from which the job has been run. How can we achieve this? Kindly suggest

Thanks

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:55 am

Add ExecDOS as a before-job or after-job subroutine and execute any Windows command that will identify the user (such as echo %USER%).

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:21 am

'Track' how? Meaning, and do what with it?

qt_ky · Post by **qt_ky** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:40 pm

I usually just look at the user name in the detailed job log entries, although what shows up there can vary depending on user registry type and whether or not credential mapping is used.

vikram_hm123 · Post by **vikram_hm123** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:07 pm

Hi Chulett,

We are handing over the project to different team to monitor the production jobs, rerun if job aborts. In case if they mishandle(like run job unnecessarily) and any issue occurs, it would be helpful if we can identify the user.

Thanks

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:53 pm

Why, if you've "handed it over"? Doesn't it become their problem?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:32 pm

As noted, you can identify the user by simply looking in the log. Of course at some point the logs will purge and that information will be gone. I was looking for more specifics as to what you need to do with it - 'track' is a far too generic term. Do you need to store it somewhere, in say something like a run history table? Include it in a failure email? Something else entirely?

chanaka · Post by **chanaka** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:04 am

When you say user, are you referring to InfoSphere Domain user or the operating system user?