FASTCopy and credentials

Question:

What username / passwords do I need to have access to in order to perform a FASTCopy file transfer, and what are they used for?

Answer:

Two sets of usernames and passwords are generally needed for each FASTCopy file transfer. Each file transfer consists of accessing / reading a file on the source computer, and subsequently writing it to disk on the target computer. The users involved in the transfer must have the appropriate security privileges (i.e. read access on the source, and write access on the target) for the file transfer to be successful.
In the FASTCopy command line, the -user=, -password= and -domain= qualifiers are used to specify the user that will perform operations on the remote computer. If the operation is a "pull", that user must have "read" privileges for all files that will be accessed on the remote system. If the operation is a "push", that user must have "write" privileges for the target path where the files are being pushed to.
In the FASTCopy Console GUI (Graphical User Interface), the above user is defined in the "remote node" section of the advanced job definition, or the Source / Target username definition screen in the configuration wizard.
In the FASTCopy command line, the -controller_user, -controller_password and -controller_domain qualifiers are used in conjunction with the -batch qualifier to specify the user that will perform operations on the local computer. This means the appropriate write privileges on the local computer if the file transfer is a "pull" operation, or the appropriate read privileges on the local computer if the file transfer is a "push" operation.
The -batch qualifier instructs FASTCopy to use its batch mechanism to automate recovery in the case of an error, or for scheduled jobs. For detailed information regarding its use, please see the FASTCopy User's Guide. If the -batch qualifier is not employed, all operations on the local computer will be performed as the user that is issuing the command.
In the FASTCopy Console GUI, the above user is defined when specifying the credentials used to connect to the Executor.

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