Management Console for Unix allows you to centrally manage Safeguard Authentication Services agents running on Unix, Linux, and macOS systems.

With the management console you can:

  • Remotely deploy the Safeguard Authentication Services agent software.

  • Manage local user and group accounts.

  • Configure account mappings from local users to Active Directory accounts.

  • Report on a variety of security and host access related information.

You can install the management console on supported Unix, Linux, and macOS platforms. Once installed, you can access it from a browser using default port of 9443 or from the Control Center.

You can run the One Identity Management Console for Unix management console within the Control Center or you can run it separately in a supported web browser. The management console is a separate install on Windows, Unix, Linux, or macOS that you can launch from the ISO.

Typically, you install one management console per environment to avoid redundancy. One Identity does not advise managing a Unix host by more than one management console in order to avoid redundancy and inconsistencies in stored information. If you manage the same Unix host by more than one management console, you should always re-profile that host to minimize inconsistencies that may occur between instances of the management consoles.

Install instance of Management Console for Unix

You must install an instance of Management Console for Unix in your environment in order to access the Management Console. The installation can be accessed from the Safeguard Authentication Services distribution media:

  1. Double click autorun.exe.

  2. Select Setup > Management Console for Unix.

Access the MCU configuration from the Control Center

From the Control Center, select Preferences then Management Console for Unix Configuration. The configuration for the Management Console for Unix displays. If the Management Console cannot be located, you will see a message like: The Management Console could not be located. Specify a URL where Management Console for Unix is running. The URL can be specified on this page.

Specify the following:

  • Protocol: Enter the SSL/TLS protocol, TCP or UPD. For details, see Network port requirements.

  • Hostname: Enter the host name, for example localhost.

  • Port: The port for the Management Console installation. The default SSL port number is 9443. For details, see Network port requirements.

  • Path: Enter the path. On Unix, the install location is /opt/quest/mcu and you cannot specify an alternate path.

  • URL: Enter the https URL, for example https://<Hostname or IP address>:<port>. Management Console for Unix requires that all connections to the browser are secured with the SSL/TLS protocol. Therefore, you must use the https URL. A http protocol may result in unexpected behavior.

Click Apply.

For more information

For details, go to these sections of this documentation:

See also the One Identity Management Console for Unix - Administration Guide available on the Safeguard Authentication Services Technical Documentation page, along with the latest Release Notes.