Signing in, Sign in authentication on linux and hp-ux – HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual
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IMPORTANT:
If you browse to a managed system using any method other than the links within HP SIM,
Single Login is not supported, and you are required to enter the appropriate user name and password for
each managed system.
NOTE:
Single Login does not work on a Virtual Cluster System. However, it does work on the physical
systems which compose the cluster.
Signing in
Signing in to HP Systems Insight Manager allows access to HP SIM and determines what authorizations you
have in HP SIM. Browsing to HP SIM using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encrypts all information between the
browser and HP SIM, including sign in credentials. SSL securely encrypts the password and helps prevent
someone from capturing and replaying a valid login sequence.
The sign in page has three fields:
•
User Name
. The name of the user.
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Password
. The password for the user name.
•
Domain Name
. The Windows domain of the user. This field appears in Windows environments only.
NOTE:
In a Windows environment, administrators are selected from the operating system during the HP
SIM installation. To sign in to HP SIM, enter the appropriate information for the account in the fields provided.
The User Name field specifies the user name, and the Domain Name specifies the Windows domain. These
fields are required in a Windows environment.
After the credentials are securely received by HP SIM, HP SIM validates the account, verifies that browsing
is being done from a valid IP address for that account, and authenticates the credentials against the Windows
domain. See
for details about accounts.
Some sign in failures are caused by failure in the operating system, and some are caused by failure within
HP SIM. Use the operating system User Management tools to address these potential login failures:
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Sign in credentials are not entered correctly. Passwords are case-sensitive.
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The account being entered has been deleted or has been disabled or locked out.
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The password for the account has expired or must be changed.
The following reasons for sign in failure within HP SIM can be addressed on the Users and Authorizations
pages:
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The account being entered is not an account for HP SIM.
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You are attempting to sign in from an IP address that is not valid for the specified account. The browser
systems can also cause sign in failures.
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The browser is not configured to accept cookies.
NOTE:
For more information, see the HP SIM user guides located at
, and select the appropriate guide for your
operating system.
•
A cookie blocker is installed.
NOTE:
HP SIM can be configured to log an
in the HP SIM Event Database when a login attempt
fails or succeeds and when a sign out occurs.
Sign in authentication on Linux and HP-UX
HP SIM uses Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to authenticate users who log in to the web server
interface on Linux and HP-UX.
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