MOVEit Automation uses Windows authentication to control access to its configuration. To provide access to MOVEit Automation, modify Users and Groups in the Windows Computer Management utility or use the Active Directory.
Note: The Windows user/group database is on the MOVEit Automation server, not the Web Admin server. However, these are often the same.
MOVEit Automation users are defined in the Windows user database on the MOVEit Server. Windows user groups are defined as either Domain User Groups or Local Windows Users Groups. The following local groups are installed by default:
  • MOVEit Admin. The administrators group. Users who belong to this group have full access to MOVEit Automation features.
  • MOVEit Log. A read-only group. Users who belong to this group can view the entire MOVEit Automation configuration, but cannot make changes.

Users

The following user is installed by default:
  • miadmin. The administrative user for MOVEit Automation.

User requirements

Requirements for users to sign in to MOVEit Automation:
  • The user is a local Windows user or a user in Active Directory, which is linked to MOVEit Automation.
  • The user is a member of the MOVEit Admin, MOVEit Log or a user group defined as a MOVEit Automation Resource Group. For more information, see Create/Edit Resource Group.
  • The correct user password is provided.

Using Active Directory

Requirements to sign in to MOVEit Automation using Active Directory:
  • The machine on which MOVEit Automation is installed must be part of the domain.
  • The user the MOVEit Automation service is running under must be a domain account.
  • The Active Directory users or groups you would like to control MOVEit Automation have been added to the appropriate local Windows user groups. For example, the MOVEit Admin or MOVEit Log groups.
Syntax to sign in to MOVEit Automation with a domain account:
"[DOMAIN]\[username]"
Note: Use this syntax even if you regularly use syntax such as "[username]@[DOMAIN]".