jenkins slave runs as user

Question

I have a jenkins setup with multiple users which are logging in with Active Directory plugin. This is useful so that each user can access his own tasks.

However each user also has different permissions on the local network, such as access to different folders etc. I have noticed that the permissions given to each task is not linked to the user but to the account under which the slave is running as service. Is there a way to change that so that the task is executed on the slave under the credential (and hence permissions) of the user?

Thank you

Answer 1

you can partially fix your problem this way:

• install the slave as a service using the Java Web Start method and JLNP
• go to Services control panel in windows
• under Properties -> Connection replace the local system connection with a specific user
• rebooted the service

This at least gives you the ability to use one account instead of system.