Modifying the Configuration Database › Using the DECwindows Motif Interface to the Configuration Editor › Add Users › Granting Privileges

Granting Privileges

The root or system account has all the Console Manager privileges by default. You cannot change this information as there is no entry in the configuration database for this account. If you do create an entry for user root or system, Console Manager will ignore it, and use the default.

Unless a user has an entry in the configuration database, they are not allowed to perform any of the Console Manager functions.

Note: It is important to realize that granting a user privileges to edit the configuration database allows that user to set all other privileges for both themselves and any other user.

Note the following rules regarding usernames:

The username is automatically uppercased by the user interfaces in order to check for a match against the user authorization file entry.

Add Security Profiles

You will need to create security profiles if any of the following apply to your configuration:

• You have configured your terminal/console servers with a specific username and/or password.
• You have configured your terminal/console servers to use publickey authentication and you want to use a unique identity.
• You have protected the private key with a passphrase.

To define a security profile

1. Start the configuration editor.
2. Pull down the Edit menu and choose the Security Profile submenu.

   This displays the Security Profile dialog box. You must enter the security profile name here. For example, JSMITHsecure.

3. Click the space provided for the name of the security profile and enter the security profile name.
4. Click OK. This displays the Security Profile dialog box, as shown in the following figure.