Client Configuration

As a system administrator, configuring your Clients is one of the first tasks you perform once you have created them. However, the default configuration allows you to start working with your Client immediately. You do not have to make any changes for the purposes of this Getting Started.

The Automation Engine supplies several system and Client Variable (VARA) objects in Client 0. The definitions of these objects govern the behavior of the system. If the object definition should impact the entire system, then the object must remain in Client 0. Other objects can be transferred to other Clients because they contain Client-specific settings.

If a system or Client VARA object is not available in a Client other than Client 0, the settings of the object in Client 0 apply to the entire system. You can change most of theses settings; however, consider that some changes require you to restart the Automic Web Interface, the server or the Agent.

The UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS variable is available on each Client and allows you to configure the settings of each Client. The variable determines the behavior of the Client and parameters that affect the authorization system, define maximum life-spans of user passwords, or log the system status. The same settings are shown in the Client object and can be edited there.

Read the following topics to learn more about the variables for Client settings:

• List of VARA Objects for System and Client Values
• UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS - Various Client Settings
• Clients (CLNT)