User guide

Chapter 3 Using the Installer
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About the This Computer Cluster
The This Computer cluster that Compressor creates when it is installed is used by default
by Final Cut Server. There are several issues with using it that you need to be aware of.
Potential permission issues:
 When you install Final Cut Server, it remembers and
operates using the name of the user that was logged in when it was installed. For this
reason, it is strongly recommended that you create a local special user account that
has administration privileges to use when installing Final Cut Server. This is to reduce
the chances of this account being removed due to personnel changes later on.
The This Computer cluster operates using the name of the current user that is logged
in to the computer. This means that it is possible that there will be times when
Final Cut Server and Compressor will not have the same access permissions for a
folder or le, which could result in issues such as Compressor being unable to access
a le that Final Cut Server needs to have transcoded.
If you intend to use the This Computer cluster with Final Cut Server, it is
recommended that you always log in to the server computer using the same account
that was used when you installed Final Cut Server.
The This Computer cluster requires you to log in:
 Because the This Computer cluster
operates using the name of the current user that is logged in, it cannot be used until
a user logs in. This means that if your server computer is restarted, for example, after a
power interruption, Final Cut Server will not be able to use Compressor. If you create a
custom QuickCluster, as described next, the cluster uses the name of the person who
created it, meaning that it can be used even if no one is logged in to the computer.