Safeguard Authentication Services 5.0.2 - Upgrade Guide

Management Console for Unix Configuration

Learning the basics

The topics in this section help you learn how to do some basic system administration tasks using the Control Center and Management Console for Unix.

This section shows you how to create the following test user and group accounts used in various examples:

• A local group name called localgroup
• A local user object called localuser
• An Active Directory group object called UNIXusers
• An Active Directory user object called ADuser

One Identity recommends that you work through the topics in this section in order as a self-directed "test drive" of some of the key product features. You will learn how easy it is to manage your users and groups from the management console.

Adding a local group

You can use the management console to remotely add a local group to the host.

To add a local group to the host

1. From the Management Console for Unix, open the Host | All Hosts view.
2. From the All Hosts view, double-click a host name to open its properties.
3. Select the Groups tab and click Add Group.
4. In the Add New Group dialog, enter localgroup as a local group name in the Group Name box and click Add Group.
5. In the Log on to Host dialog, enter your credentials and click OK.

   Note: This task requires elevated credentials. Credential information is entered by default from the cache.

   The new local group account is added to the system and management console.

Adding a local user account

To add a local user account

1. From the Management Console for Unix, open the Host | All Hosts view.
2. From the All Hosts view, double-click a host name to open its properties.
3. Select the Users tab from the host properties and click Add User.
4. In the Add New User dialog:
   1. Enter localuser as a new local user name in the Name box.
   2. Click Select Group browse button next to the GID box, to find and select the local group account you set up in Adding a local group.

      You can also the navigation buttons at the bottom of the list to find and select a group.

   3. Click the Select Shell browse button to find and select a local login shell.
   4. Enter and re-enter a password of your choice and click Add User to add this new local user.
5. In the Log on to Host dialog, enter your credentials to log in to the host and click OK.

   Note: This task requires elevated credentials. The management console enters this information by default from the cache.

   The new local user account is added to the system and management console.

At this point the new local user is valid for local authentication with the password you just set.