Process User Name

This page explains how to use the Process User Name identifier to identify workloads deployed on Virtual Machines.

Understanding the process user name identifier

The Process User Name is the name of the system user under which the Client Workload process runs on a Virtual Machine.
This can help distinguish workloads based on ownership or context when multiple processes are running on the same VM.

This method is especially useful when workloads run under unique system users or user accounts.

Applicable deployment type

Aembit supports the Process User Name identification method for Edge-based deployments on Linux Virtual Machines.

Create a Client Workload with a process user name identifier

To configure a Client Workload with a Process User Name identifier, follow these steps:

1. Log into your Aembit Tenant.

2. Click Client Workloads in the left nav pane.

3. Click New, revealing the Client Workload pop out menu.

4. Enter the Name and optional Description for the Client Workload.

5. Under Client Identification, select Process User Name.

   For Value, enter the exact user name under which the workload process runs on the Virtual Machine.

   For example, if your process runs under the user service-user, enter service-user in the Value field.

   If you’re unsure how to find the user name, see Find the process user name.

6. Click Save.

   Aembit displays the new Client Workload on the Client Workloads page.

Client Workload identifier uniqueness

When you identify a Client Workload using a single identifier such as this one in a complex environment, this identifier may not always provide sufficient uniqueness.

To avoid Aembit unintentionally matching something beyond what it’s intended to match, Aembit recommends that you set additional identifiers to compliment this one, creating a Client Workload identity that’s unique across your environment.

See Using multiple Client Workload identifiers for guidance on combining this identifier with more specific identifiers such as those on the Client Workload Identifiers overview page, which includes vendor- and technology-specific identifiers.

Find the process user name

To find the user name associated with a process on a Virtual Machine, follow these steps:

Note

You can also find the process user in service definitions, application launch scripts, or infrastructure configuration.

1. Open a terminal on your Virtual Machine.

2. Use a process monitoring command, such as:

   ps aux | grep <your-process-name>

3. Look at the USER column in the output to find the user running the process.

   This is the value to use as the Process User Name in your Aembit Client Workload configuration.