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Version Comparison
Feature | Native code version | Java version (password security) |
Java version (PAM security) |
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Programming language | C | Java | Java |
Executable file format | Machine-executable code | Java classes executed by Java Virtual Machine (JVM) | Java classes executed by Java Virtual Machine (JVM) |
Executable program type | System TCP daemon process | Standalone server | Standalone server |
Installation program included | Yes | No. Not required | No. Not required |
Additional software dependencies | No | Yes. Requires Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v1.4.x or better | Yes. Requires Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v1.4.x or better |
Code base size | Compact | Compact* | Compact* |
Performance | High. Native machine-executable code. | Medium. Average Java performance. | Medium. Average Java performance. |
Portability across different Unix/Linux systems | No | Yes (except IBM AIX) | Yes |
Licensing model | Single System Licensing or Site Licensing. Unlimited number of users/jobs. | Single System Licensing or Site Licensing. Unlimited number of users/jobs. | Single System Licensing or Site Licensing. Unlimited number of users/jobs. |
User authentication method | Standard PAM | Standard Unix passwrd utility | Standard PAM |
Session management | Separate system process for every session | Separate system process for every session | Separate system process for every session |
Session security | Every session is run in the context of the authenticated user | Every session is run in the context of the authenticated user | Every session is run in the context of the authenticated user |
Support concurrent sessions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Requires root permissions for the installation | No (optional) | Yes | No (optional) |
Running jobs as root user | Yes | No | Yes |
Running jobs as non-root user and non-admin users | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Writing audit log file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Writing audit data to syslog | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Running asynchronous jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Running synchronous jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Capturing job standard and error outputs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Support transparent across-system file access (Create/read/write) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Support across-system file transfers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Additional Information
For additional install/uninstall information, security, usage instructions, automation examples, please see 24x7unix.pdf file, which is also provided with the 24x7 Automation Suite files.
Feel free to email to support@softtreetech.com if you have questions or problems using 24x7 RA Servers for Linux and UNIX.