Property reference

`mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user`

The mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user property allows AWS SSM Discovery on Linux to default to the root user for command execution. Enabling this property simplifies command execution when alternate user credentials are not configured, ensuring smoother operations.

Default: false
Type: boolean
Application: Not stated

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	This property enables fallback to the root user for AWS SSM command execution on Linux systems when no alternate user credentials are set.
What area does it affect?	AWS SSM Discovery
What does the default mean?	The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review this property when configuring AWS SSM for Linux instances or when managing user credentials.

Property record

Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.

Property name	`mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user`
Type	boolean
Application	Not stated
Default value	`false`
Description	Not stated

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... high level of access, SSM is turned off by default for security reasons. For more information, see Enable AWS SSM-based discovery. Define root and non-root credentials The MID Server property mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user enables EC2 instances to default to the root user. By default, this setting is false, but if you don’t want to set up alternate user credentials, you can enable it ...

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... to target devices via SSM. To configure the MID Server to support these S3-based operations, set the bucket’s region in the mid.discovery.aws_ssm.s3_bucket_region property. • Type: string • Default value: none mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user When the glide.discovery.enable_ssm property is enabled, AWS SSM Discovery on Linux defaults to using the root user for command execution. If you prefer not to configure alternate user credentials on ...

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