Modifying User Privileges for Starting a Collector

About this task

To start any collector, a user must have Power User privileges at a minimum. Typically, a user from the Administrator group starts a collector. If running as a service, you can use the local system account. If a user is not a Power User or Administrator, for instance, and you still want to allow that user to start a collector, you can override the user permissions setting in the Windows Registry.

The following example shows how to change the user permissions for a collector (the iFIX Collector). While these steps outline the procedure for changing the user permissions for the iFIX Collector, note that you must perform these steps individually for each collector that you want to allow the user to start.

To change the permissions in the Windows Registry, you must be an Administrator. After you change the permissions, you can exit the Registry Editor, allow the user to log in again, and then allow that user to restart the collector.

Procedure

  1. On the Start menu, click Run.
  2. Type regedt32 and click OK.
    The Registry Editor appears.
  3. Navigate to the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intellution,Inc.\iHistorian\Services\iFixCollector
  4. Right-click the iFIX Collector folder and select Permissions.
    The Permissions for iFIXCollector dialog box appears.
  5. Select the Users group in the top portion of the dialog box.
  6. Select the Allow check box from the Full Control permissions, in the bottom portion of the dialog box.
  7. Click Apply.