Data Replication provides two types of user accounts: the idradmin user account and regular replication user accounts. Initially, you must connect to the Server Manager as the idradmin user with a blank password. After you connect to the Server Manager Main server the first time, you can change the password for the idradmin user and create other user accounts.

Data Replication uses an ownership mechanism to determine user privileges. Ownership pertains to the following replication objects:

Configurations
Schedules
Tasks
Connections
Environment variable lists
Subscribers

When you create a replication object, you specify an owner for it.

The idradmin user has all rights and permissions. The idradmin user can modify all of the replication objects and start or stop all of the replication tasks and schedules. The idradmin user can also perform the following administrative tasks:

Create and manage user accounts.
Add subservers to a replication server group.
Edit the Server Manager settings.
View execution logs of replication tasks.
View database connections.
Manage open transactions.
Deploy configurations.
Manage database supplemental logging.
Manage user notifications.

If you connect to a Main server as a regular replication user, you can perform only the following tasks:

Modify only the replication objects for which you are designated as the owner.
Start and stop the replication tasks and schedules for which you are designated as the owner.
Run replication jobs only for the configurations for which you are designated as the owner.
View execution logs of replication tasks for which you are designated as the owner.
View database connections for the configurations for which you are designated as the owner.
Manage open transactions for the configurations for which you are designated as the owner.
Deploy the configurations for which you are designated as the owner.
Manage database supplemental logging for the configurations for which you are designated as the owner.