The manual way to add a user is to: 1. chtab username=myuser passwd.key=xcat passwd.password=mypassword 2. chtab name=myuser policy.priority=6.10 policy.rule=allow policy.comments="privilege:root;"
This will allow users to access the main xCAT page, e.g. localhost/xcat. Note that the priority of each user must be unique. For example, if the priority of the user above is 6.10, the next user must have a priority of 6.11, ... Regards, ------------------------------------- Thang Pham IBM Poughkeepsie Phone: (845) 433-7567 e-mail: [email protected] From: Lissa Valletta/Poughkeepsie/IBM@IBMUS To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]>, Cc: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> Date: 05/23/2012 08:29 AM Subject: Re: [xcat-user] adding user to web-ui I thought they would login with the XCAT password. Once you add them as xCAT users they run the xCAT commands as root. I guess we need the web-ui person to address this. Lissa K. Valletta 2-3/T12 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (tie 293) 433-3102 Inactive hide details for Matthias.Merk---05/23/2012 07:53:54 AM---some users are already defined and able to use the xcat cli Matthias.Merk---05/23/2012 07:53:54 AM---some users are already defined and able to use the xcat cli commands but i couldn't figure with whi From: [email protected] To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> Date: 05/23/2012 07:53 AM Subject: Re: [xcat-user] adding user to web-ui some users are already defined and able to use the xcat cli commands but i couldn't figure with which password they should be able to login to the web-ui or how to set it. i tried adding an entry to the passwd table and the password for the account on the MN itself. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Matthias Merk Lissa Valletta <[email protected]> schrieb am 23.05.2012 13:39:08: > Von: Lissa Valletta <[email protected]> > An: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> > Kopie: [email protected] > Datum: 23.05.2012 13:40 > Betreff: Re: [xcat-user] adding user to web-ui > > I first admit I have not used the xCAT-UI much but could it be the > same process as adding any non-root user to xCAT. > > https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php? > title=Granting_Users_xCAT_privileges > > Lissa K. Valletta > 2-3/T12 > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 > (tie 293) 433-3102 > > > > [Bild entfernt] Matthias.Merk---05/23/2012 07:34:34 AM---Hi, I would > like to let some users power up/down specific images via the > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: 05/23/2012 07:34 AM > Subject: [xcat-user] adding user to web-ui > > > > Hi, > > I would like to let some users power up/down specific images via the > web-ui and was wondering if it's possible to add users to the web-ui (i'm > only aware of the xcat entry in the passwd table) and if the added users > get their permission from the policy table? > > Thanks > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards > > Matthias Merk > ---------------- > Disclaimer: > Diese Nachricht dient ausschließlich zu Informationszwecken und ist nur > für den Gebrauch des angesprochenen Adressaten bestimmt. > > This message is only for informational purposes and is intended solely for > the use of the addressee. > ---------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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