Frequently Asked Questions

The notes below answer questions that are often asked.

• Why don't enterprise servers run under my user ID?

Q? Why don't enterprise servers run under my user ID?

A.When reUZE Server is installed as part of Net Express, the Directory Server component (MFDS) is installed as a Win32 service. By default the "Logon" properties of this service is a system account (NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM). When you start an enterprise server using the Directory Server Web interface it will run under the same userID under which the Directory Server is running. This has some important consequences that affect your ability to interact with Enterprise Server.

• If you are logged under your normal account userID you do not have access to the processes that are running under the system account. For example, this means that you cannot terminate the processes using Task Manager and you cannot attach a debuggable service execution process to the Net Express debugger.
• When an enterprise server connects to an external resource manager it will be as the userID under which the server was started. For some resource managers, such as IBM UDB, this may result in the XA connection failing if that user is not defined to the resource manager.

It is possible to disable the Micro Focus Directory Server service and start it manually. It is also possible to change the userID under which the MFDS service runs as a service. Changing the userID will mean that the local console, if selected, will not be displayed as the service will not be allowed to interact with the desktop.