To extract metadata and to configure other capabilities that a catalog source might include, you need account access and permissions on the source system. The permissions required might vary depending on the capability.
Permissions to extract metadata
Ensure that you have the required permissions to enable metadata extraction.
•Create a user account for the Informatica user to access the Windows or Linux file system.
Note:
If you select Local File System protocol to connect to the catalog source, you use the same user account that you use to run the Secure Agent.
•Verify that the user account has read permissions on files and execute permission on folders.
Permissions to run data profiles
Ensure that you have the required permissions to run profiles.
If you use the Remote File System protocol to run profiles on the metadata extracted from a Windows or Linux file system, grant read and write permissions to the Everyone group on delimited files or folders located on the remote Windows machine.
Permissions to perform data classification
You can perform data classification with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.
Permissions to perform glossary association
You can perform glossary association with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.