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This chapter describes the utilities available to administer user access within the Cisco Info Servers.
This chapter includes the following sections:
The User Administration tool allows you to view and edit the user and groups list on specific Cisco Info Servers. Users are administered on a per Cisco Info Server basis. When multiple Cisco Info Servers are in use, changes on one Cisco Info Server do not affect other Cisco Info Servers.
To run the User Administration tool from the Conductor, click on the Users button. You must have super user privileges, such as the root user, to use this tool.
To run the tool manually from command line, specify:
host% $OMNIHOME/bin/nco_user &
Figure 3-1 shows the User Administration window.
To exit from the User Administration tool, select the File menu's Exit option.
To resize the columns in the User List:
1. Press and hold the Shift and Control keys.
2. Click the mouse button on a column divider.
3. Drag the mouse to change the width of the column.
You can use the View menu options to change the display of the User List.
Select the View menu's Color Code option to use color coding in the list, where normal users, administrators and super users are displayed in different colors.
Select the View menu's Show option to display a submenu of toggle buttons, which allow you to enable or disable the display of normal users, administrators and super users. An option to show the nobody user is also on this menu.
Select the View menu's Sort by option to display a submenu of sorting methods for the User List. Sorting can be by Username, UID, and Security (based on the type of user).
To create a new user, click on the Create New button in the User Administration window. The Create New User window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-2.
1. Specify the new user name in the Username field.
2. Specify the password in both fields: Password and Verify.
3. Set the UID field to the user's UNIX UID (User ID) number. It can be set to other values, but this should only be done under advice from technical support.
4. Set the GID field to the user's UNIX GID (Group ID) number. It can be set to other values, but this should only be done under advice from technical support.
Alternatively, when the user name matches a UNIX user name, click the Fill In button to retrieve the system information for that user. The Password and Verify fields must be entered manually. When no UNIX user name matches the user name, an error message is displayed.
Select the setting for the user you are creating. Three levels of access to the Cisco Info Center system exist:
The Profile frame contains settings for adding security filters for the user.
Select the Restricted Events option to specify the restricted events the user is not allowed to see. To define the filter to restrict the events, click on the Edit Restriction Filter button. The Filter Builder window is displayed.
For more information about using the Filter Builder, see the Cisco Info Center User Guide. Note, when you use the Filter Builder from the User Administration tool, you cannot create subqueries or change the name of the filter.
Select Allow ISQL Access to specify whether the user is ISQL enabled. This allows you to login directly to the Cisco Info Server.
The Options frame contains miscellaneous settings for the user or for the creation of the user.
The only setting available is Add Name Conversion. This is enabled by default, and should remain on unless you are otherwise advised by technical support. With this option selected, when you create a user, a mapping is added in the internal conversions table to convert from the user's UID to the user's name. This information can be edited by using the Configuration Tool.
To edit the User List, select a user entry, then click on the right mouse button to display a User List popup menu.
The User List popup menu has three options:
When you select the Edit option, the Edit User Details window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-3. Specify the full name and select the security level of any user.
The security level options are disabled for the root user. This avoids the possibility of deleting the root user.
When you select the Set Password option, the Set Password window is displayed. Specify the password in the Password and Verify fields. You can also change your own password using this window, as shown in Figure 3-4.
Click on the OK button to change the password.
When you select the Delete option, the currently selected user is removed from the User List. When the selected user is root, this option is disabled.
To display a list of users known to the system, click on the System Users button in the User Administration window. The System User List window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-5.
The User List displays the user name, full name, user ID (UID), and group ID (GID) for all known users.
This list can be used for reference or as a source of names. You can drag and drop a user name from the System User List window into the main window to create a user with that user's full name, UID, and GID.
To display a list of groups known to the system, click on the User Groups button in the User Administration window. The Edit Group Details window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-6.
The Groups List displays the groups and user names associated with each group, the full name of the user, and the UNIX UID.
To create a new group, click on the Create button in the Edit Group Details window. The Create Group window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-7.
To create the group:
1. Specify a name for the group in the Name field.
2. Specify an identifier in the GID field.
3. Click on the OK button.
The new group is displayed below the currently selected group, in the Edit Group Details window.
To add a new user to an existing group:
1. Press the middle mouse button on a user in the User Administration window.
2. Drag the mouse over a group in the Edit Group Details window.
3. Release the mouse button.
To delete a group, click on the group in the Edit Group Details window to select it, then click on the Delete button. The group is deleted.
To rename a group, click on the group in the Edit Group Details window to select it, then click on the Rename button. The Rename Group window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-8.
Specify a new name for the group in the Name field, then click on the OK button.
To remove a user from a group, click on a user in the Edit Group Details window to select it, then click on the Remove User button.
Select the Sort button to display the sorting methods for the Groups List. You can sort by either the group name or by the UID.
Posted: Thu Mar 18 11:23:28 PST 1999
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