Running the FME Engines Under a Different Account

The FME Server Core and the FME Server Engines system services use the local system account by default on Windows, and the fmeserver account on Linux. You may wish to run the FME Server Engines service under a different account that can read and write data across a network, particularly in a distributed installation where this service is installed on separate machines.

1. Add or identify a new user account that will run the FME Server Engines service.
• Windows:这个用户应该属于一个standard account that is part of the "Users Group," rather than an Administrator. For example, this user could be called "FMEEngineUser." Be sure to create a password for this user.
• Linux: Typically, you can create a new user with the commandadduser <username>, and follow the prompts. For example:

adduser fmeengineuser

2. Grant the necessary permissions to the account identified above to the FME Server System Share and the FME Server install directory. For more information, seeDirectory and Account Permissions.
3. On theResourcespage of the Web User Interface, delete all files and folders located under Logs > engine. This step is necessary to allow the new user account to write to the engine log. Before you delete, use theDownloadbutton to archive any logs you want to keep.
4. Update the account that logs on to the FME Server Engines service to the new user:
• Windows:
  • Grant "Log on as a service" rights to this account. For more information, seethis Microsoft Docs article.
  • For more information, seeRunning the FME Server System Services Under Different Accounts (Windows).
• Linux: Start FME Server by calling thestartServer.shscript in the Server directory with the root user. This starts the FME Server Core as the user that installed FME Server, and the FME Server Engines as the new engine user. If you are using the Linux startup scripts, no further setup is required, and on the next restart, the Engines will start under the engine user.