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Chapter 11 Miscellaneous Administrative Tasks

Creating Appliance User Accounts

There are several types of user accounts in the system. Manager user accounts provide access to the ACE XML Manager web console interface.

Another type of user account is used for accessing the ACE XML appliance command-line environment. These accounts, called operating system accounts, enable access to terminal sessions on the appliance, whether locally using a console connected to the appliance or remotely using secure shell (SSH).

Each ACE XML appliance includes the built-in root account. The root user has broad privileges for performing operations on the ACE XML appliance. For security purposes, it is essential that access to the root account is controlled carefully. You can create additional login accounts to allocate limited administrative privileges to the appliance. User accounts also make it easier to audit configuration changes.

There are two types of user accounts for the appliance:

•Developer users access the appliance to install SDK extension

•Operator users access the appliance to roll and retrieve log files

Notice that the privileges in either case are very restrictive. For example, the menu-driven Shell interface is not available for either type of user. In both cases, they are restricted to the tasks listed.

To create a new login account on the ACE XML appliance:

Step 1 Log into the appliance shell as the root user.

Step 2 In the Main Menu, choose the Advanced Options item.

Step 3 Choose the Run Bash option on the Advanced Options page.

Step 4 At the bash prompt, create one of the two user types as follows:

•To create an operator user, enter the following command:

reactivity-operator-add [username]

“[description]”

where:

–[username] is the login name of the new operator user.

–[description] is a brief description of the account's purpose.

•To create a developer user, enter the following command:

reactivity-developer-add [username]

“[description]”

where:

–[username] is the login name of the new user.

–[description] is a brief description of the account.

Be sure to enclose the description with the double-quote character (") to ensure that the shell reads it correctly.

Step 5 Enter a password for the new account. When prompted, confirm the password by entering it again.

The new user can now log in to the shell interface.

Step 6 Type exit to return to the administration menu.

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