By default ecflow requires a user name. By default ecflow_client will use the login name(UID). The naem name is used for logging and to enable/disable access, when used in ecFlow White list file or Black list file
However this can be problematic in certain cases, when working remotely, where the login name (UID) used on the remote machine does not match the UID for user used user for accessing the server.
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An additional password file , can be specified ECF_CUSTOM_USER cab can be used. (the format is same as Black list file).
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<host>.<port?<port>.ecf.custom_passwd |
The server will load this file during server start time.
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