Components > User Service

User Service

Applies to

Web Filter v7.6

Web Security v7.6

Web Security Gateway v7.6

Web Security Gateway Anywhere v7.6

V10000 v7.6

V10000 G2 v7.6

V5000 G2 v7.6

Description

User Service communicates with an LDAP or NTLM-based directory service to apply filtering policies based on users, groups, domains, and organizational units.

A deployment can have only one User Service per Policy Server.

The directory service is not a Websense product or component.

Placement

In a Websense appliance-based deployment, User Service is already installed on any Web security-mode appliance.

In a software-based deployment, User Service is generally installed on the same machine as Policy Server.

Special Considerations

When installing User Service (as part of a custom installation), log on with local administrator (Windows) or root (Linux) privileges before launching the installer. This ensures that User Service has the permissions it needs to enable user-based filtering. Administrator privileges can also be configured after installation. See the Troubleshooting > User Identification topic in the TRITON - Web Security Help for instructions.

During a custom installation, if you are installing User Service on a machine on which Policy Server is not installed, the installer asks you to identify the Policy Server machine. There must be only one User Service for each Policy Server.

After installation, follow the instructions in the User Identification section of the TRITON - Web Security Help to configure how Websense software identifies directory clients (users, groups, etc.).

 

Note  If User Service is installed on a Linux machine and Network Agent is used for protocol filtering, be sure to install the Samba client (v2.2.8a or later) on the User Service machine so that protocol block messages can be displayed on Windows computers.

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