Blackberry Enterprise Server manual Create Windows groups to support administrative roles

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BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino Installation Guide

Action

Procedure

Configure the local system account

1.

On the computer where you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, open the

for database authentication.

 

Registry Editor.

 

2.

In the left pane, browse to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT.

 

3.

Create the following nested keys (if they do not exist already):

 

 

Software

 

 

Research In Motion

 

 

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

 

 

Database

 

4.

Right-click Database.

 

5.

Create the following string values:

 

 

• Login: Type a database account that has the required database permissions.

 

 

• Password: Type the password for the database account.

 

 

 

 

Create Windows groups to support administrative roles

If you are using DB2 UDB, you cannot manage administrative roles using the BlackBerry Manager. You must create Windows groups on the database server for each administrative role and then assign Windows users or groups to those administrative role Windows groups.

Warning: Do not assign users or groups to more than one administrative role’s Windows group. If you do, the permissions of the highest role are applied.

1.On your database server, open the Microsoft Windows Computer Management console.

2.Create the following Windows groups:

rim_db_admin_audit_enterprise

rim_db_admin_audit_handheld

rim_db_admin_audit_jr_helpdesk

rim_db_admin_audit_sr_helpdesk

rim_db_admin_enterprise

rim_db_admin_handheld

rim_db_admin_jr_helpdesk

rim_db_admin_sr_helpdesk

3.Assign Windows users or groups to each administrative role Windows group.

Enable authentication for administrative roles on remote BlackBerry Managers

>Use the DB2 UDB Control Center to configure the following settings:

control authentication at the client

trust the client authenticating at the server

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