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How to Import SAM Endpoints and Shared Accounts

You use the SAM feeder to automate SAM endpoint and shared account management. The SAM feeder lets you import many SAM endpoints and shared accounts into CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management in a single step. You can also use the SAM feeder to create or modify SAM endpoints and shared accounts.

Important! To avoid errors during the process, import the endpoint CSV file into SAM before you import the shared accounts CSV file.

Follow these steps:

  1. Configure the feeder properties file.

    The feeder properties file specifies the polling interval and the name and location of the polling folder, processed file folder, and error file folder.

  2. (Optional) Write CA ControlMinder rules that limit access to the polling folder, processed file folder, and error file folder.

    Limiting access to these folders helps prevent unauthorized users accessing clear-text passwords in the endpoint and privileged account CSV files.

  3. Do one or both of the following:

    Each line in the CSV file represents a task to create or modify a SAM endpoint or shared account. You must create separate endpoint and shared account CSV files.

    Note: You can configure an automated process in another application to create the CSV file.

  4. (Optional) Start the polling task.

    When the polling task starts, the SAM feeder uploads the CSV files in the polling folder to CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management, which then processes the CSV files.

    Note: If you do not manually start the polling task, the SAM feeder checks for files in the polling folder at the time specified in the feeder properties file.

  5. When CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management completes processing the CSV file, review the CSV file in the error files folder for failed tasks.

    This file lists tasks that failed and tasks that CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management could not process.

  6. Correct the errors in the file and save the file to the polling folder.
  7. Start the polling task.
  8. Repeat Steps 5-7 until all SAM endpoints and shared accounts are imported.