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  • 1.  MX-DR "mxserver"

    Posted 11-18-2021 08:06
    Dear all,
    I would like to ask regarding the CLI user "mxserver",
    what is the purpose for it ?
    where does the Securesphere use this user ?

    because through the MX DR steps in our LAB we face some issue in command :
    impctl server dr create

    and it solved once we change the password for user mxserver in DR MX
    #AllImperva
    #On-PremisesWAF(formerlySecuresphere)

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    Mohammad Alriaty
    System Engineer
    Cloud Distribution
    Riyadh
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  • 2.  RE: MX-DR "mxserver"
    Best Answer

    Posted 11-19-2021 08:53

    Purpose of the cli user called mxserver:

    The mxserver user is a CLI user that we use to run java processes (i.e. our GUI), and followed actions also use this user indirectly. 

    Note: The reason we need this user is that it is considered bad practice to run java processes as a root user.



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    Karol Gruszczynski
    IT SECURITY EXPERT
    Trafford IT
    Warsaw
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