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User Service
Deployment and Installation Center | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.x
Applies to:                                         
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Web Filter, Web Security, and Web Security Gateway (Anywhere), v7.7.x
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.
In a Websense appliance-based deployment, User Service is already installed on each full policy source and user directory and filtering appliance.
In a software-based deployment, User Service is generally installed on the same machine as Policy Server.
Special considerations
When installing User Service, 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 TRITON - Web Security Help for instructions.
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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.
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If you run Websense User Service on Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2:
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The Windows Computer Browser service on the User Service machine must be running.
If your network uses Active Directory 2008 to authenticate users, the Windows Computer Browser service must also be running on the domain controller hosting the directory.
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Protocol block messages cannot be displayed on client machines.
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If your network uses a Windows NT Directory or Active Directory (Mixed Mode), User Service must run as an account that has administrative privileges on the directory. This means that the User Service machine must be joined to the domain before performing the installation.
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.).
 
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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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