Information Catalog Manager Administration Guide

Authorizing users to the Information Catalog Manager

You must authorize your users to use both the Information Catalog Manager for Windows and the Information Catalog Manager for the Web.

Start by deciding who will act as the primary and backup administrators of your information catalog.

Table 2 shows the level of authority that is required to create user IDs and passwords for each Information Catalog Manager configuration.

Table 2. Database storage locations for information catalogs and the authority required to administer them

Database location for the information catalog	Authority required
DB2 Universal Database for OS/2 server, file server	LAN domain administrator
DB2 Universal Database for OS/2 server, non-file server	System administrator for the server
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390	RACF(R) administrator
DB2 Universal Database for AIX or DB2 Universal Database for Enterprise - Extended Edition (DB2 UDB EEE)1	AIX administrator
DB2 Universal Database for AS/400	AS/400(R) security officer
DB2 Universal Database for Windows NT or DB2 Universal Database for Windows 2000	Administrator for the server
Notes: If you plan to store your information catalog on DB2 Universal Database for Enterprise - Extended Edition (DB2 UDB EEE), follow the instructions for the platform on which your information catalog database resides.

Note for Information Catalog Manager for the Web users: See the DB2 Warehouse Manager Installation Guide for information on authorizing users to the Information Catalog Manager for the Web.