Safeguard Authentication Services 5.1.2 - Administration Guide

To change file ownership

1. At the command prompt enter:

   /opt/quest/libexec/oat/oat

   The interactive script requests information about:

   1. Active Directory users and passwords

   2. Attributes

   3. Local users and passwords

   4. Group names and path

   5. Path where you want OAT to perform the Ownership Alignment process.

   Note: No changes are made to your system until you have reviewed and approved the list of files and directories.

2. Enter the requested information or press Enter to accept the default values enclosed in square brackets.

3. At the end of the interview, it asks you to specify the directory for which you want to change file ownership.

   Typically you would specify "/" for the root directory.

   Note: If you choose "/", it changes the file ownership for every file in your file system. One Identity recommends that you run OAT against a test directory first to confirm your understanding of what OAT does.

   The oat_changeowner script creates a list of files that will be modified.

4. Review the list of files that will be changed.

5. If the files in the list are what you want changed, respond with a yes or no.

   oat saves rollback information in a directory called oatwork<date> (where <date> is today's date). For example, in the /var/opt/quest/oat/oatwork20100513/ you would see a list of files similar to this:

   ad_groups
   ad_users
   filelist
   group_mapping
   log

   The log file is especially useful because it lists all the commands or scripts that were run, the options that were passed to them, and any error messages that were produced.

   For more information, see the OAT man page. For information about accessing the OAT man page, see Using manual pages (man pages).