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dpmutil -superuser Command--Configure SuperUser Credentials

When Reservation Manager provisions systems for users, it requires Administrator or root credentials for the new systems. The credentials are included in the email messages sent to end users to notify them that the systems are ready for use.

Administrators can provide credentials to the Reservation Manager in one of two ways:

• Use the dpmutil set superuser command to define the credentials that are used to access the new systems.
• Let the users select their own passwords when submitting reservation requests for Windows systems or when provisioning Linux systems using the CA OSIM provisioning technology.

In addition to retrieving credentials for inclusion in emails, Reservation Manager uses credentials defined with dpmutil set superuser in the following situations when end users are not allowed to select their own Administrator or root password:

• On Windows, Reservation Manager configures the new systems with the superuser password specified with the command dpmutil set superuser.
• On all systems, Reservation Manager uses these credentials to connect as a privileged user to perform additional operations such as deploying software to the system.

This command has the following format:

dpmutil {-set|-get|-delete} -superuser [-locale iso639value]

-set

Defines superuser credentials to store for later use.

-get

Displays superuser credential information. Passwords are not displayed.

-delete

Deletes superuser credentials from CA Server Automation, but they remain in the Management Database for historical purposes.

-superuser

Defines the credentials that to use when deploying software to target systems.

When using the set superuser option, you are prompted for the following data:

• A user name and password with CA Server Automation administrator privileges.
• Information that scopes the usage of the credentials that are entered. Reservation Manager supports defining distinct credentials for the following platforms: Windows, Linux, AIX, and Solaris.
• Credentials with administrator privileges that are used to deploy the Software Delivery agents to the target systems in the Reservation Manager resource pools. These credentials are stored in the Management Database in an encrypted form.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example

The following command stores the Administrator or root password in the database for later retrieval. Enter this command when users are not allowed to select their own password.

dpmutil -set -superuser

The command prompts for credentials with administrative privileges.