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Configuring a password for the DSO user

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Important

The Distributed Server Option (DSO) is available only for on-premises deployments.

The  server performs all operations as an internal  user with these attributes:

  • user name: Distributed Server

  • License type: AR User Fixed

The Distributed Server user has controlled permissions and a locked name. It does not require additional licensing.

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To enable this user to communicate with its local , you must configure a password for it as described in the following procedure.  passwords are mandatory for all s involved in distributed operations, whether the server is the source server or the target server.

To configure a password for the local  user

  1. Open the AR System Administration: Server Information form for the local .
  2. Click the Connection Settings tab.
  3. On the Connection Settings tab, click the DSO Server tab.

  4. In the DSO Local Password field, enter a password for the local DSO user, and click OK.

    To avoid authentication failures, the password must not exceed 20 characters.

  5. To make the change take effect, restart the .

 

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AR System 22.1