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# Enable root fallback

# Enable root fallback {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 30. Juni 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

Enable the fallback root user property to allow AWS SSM discovery to run commands as root on Linux systems when alternate user credentials aren't configured.

## Vorbereitungen

Confirm that AWS SSM Agent discovery is enabled. For more information, see [Enable AWS SSM-based discovery](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xZLSlpQvbpPtVdyOaLz9Zg "Configure Discovery to use AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Agent.").

Role required: discovery_admin

## Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

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 your EC2 instances, you must enable the
mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user
MID Server property to allow fallback to root execution. When enabled, it automatically creates a record in the AWS SSM Instance Users \[aws_ssm_instance_user_credentials\] table with the user name root.
However, if you leave this property set to false, you must configure non-root credentials to run Discovery commands. For more information, see [Configure custom user credentials](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/K1PAqf6PSUS8ToFxZvw_uw "Define a non-root user for AWS SSM discovery by creating a credential record that specifies a user name with sufficient privileges to execute discovery commands on Linux targets.").

## Prozedur

1. Navigate to AllMID ServerAll Properties.
2. In the Name field, enter <kbd class="ph userinput">mid.discovery.aws_ssm.linux.fallback_root_user</kbd>.
3. Double-click the Value field to perform inline editing.
4. Enter <kbd class="ph userinput">true</kbd>.
5. Select the check mark (![check mark icon]()) icon.

## Ergebnisse

A new record is added to the AWS SSM Instance Users \[aws_ssm_instance_user_credentials\] table with the user name "root".