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.
Configure metadata extraction
To extract metadata from SSAS, verify that the administrator provides permissions to access the file system and the files.
To extract metadata from SSAS, verify that you have the following permissions:
•Permission to access the Windows or the Linux file system. 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.
•Permission to access and copy the files from which you want to extract metadata. You must be able to copy the files to your runtime environment.