Administering users, 1 adduser, 2 edituser – Logical Solutions Secure Console Servers SCS-R User Manual
Page 68: 3 deluser, 4 other editing commands
Administering Users
SCS160 / SCS320 / SCS480
Page 68
www.thinklogical.com
SCS160R / SCS320R
There are three permissions in the user config files:
ALLOW_CONNECT
User can enter interactive mode (file name is
/dev/ttyBnnn
). In order to browse
a buffer, a user must have connect permissions on that port.
ALLOW_MONITOR
A user can watch a port (file name is
/dev/monitor_portnnn
, must be opened
in Read-only mode)
ALLOW_CLEAR
A user can clear a buffer (file name is
/proc/port_buffers/nnn
)
8.1.1 adduser
SCS Users are identified by a name. The adduser command is used to create a
new user account. The user’s name, password, and port access configurations are set,
along with the Escape and Break command keystrokes. After a user has been added,
this user can log into the system from a network or console port connection.
8.1.2 edituser
The
edituser
command is used to change the parameters for an existing user.
The user name cannot be edited using
edituser
; in order to modify a user’s name,
you must generate a new user account and enter the appropriate assignments. You
should then delete the original user account.
8.1.3 deluser
The
deluser
command is used to delete an existing user account.
Note
The following command modifiers (options) apply to the adduser and
edituser
commands.
8.1.4 Other Editing Commands
The following commands may be entered to change the following parameters. The
root user may change the preset values for these parameters, and a User may also use
this command to change the parameter for the Port to which they are connected.