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About EZCommand
EZCommand is a Perl-based scripting interface that allows administrators to
perform basic tasks without having to log in to the Administration Console.
EZCommand facilitates the integration of various administrative functions with the
administrator’s tools and applications.
Note: This interface is applicable to the Google Message Security, Google
Message Discovery, and Google Message Filtering products only.
The EZCommand commands, which are a subset of the batch commands
available through the Administration Console, perform user-related tasks:
• adduser
• modifyuser
• deleteuser
• addalias
• deletealias
• suspenduser
Setting Up EZCommand
The following steps are required to successfully use the EZCommand interface:
1. You must be proficient in Perl programming and have the ability to generate
valid cross-authentication (XAuth) strings.
See The Message Security Administration Guide, “Cross-Authentication” for
information on cross authentication. Enabling Cross authentication or
EZCommand requires programming knowledge.
2. Set a Shared Secret for each organization that contains an administrator.
An “EZCommand Shared secret” must be submitted for an org in order to
process commands by an Administrator in that org.
a. In the Administration Console, go to Orgs & Users > Orgs.
b. Choose the organization from the Choose Org pull-down, or click the
name in organization list.
c. In the Organization Management page, scroll to the Organization Settings
section and click General Settings.
d. On the General Settings page, enter the shared secret in the
EZCommand Shared Secret field and click Save.
e. Add shared secrets to other organizations that contain administrators who
will submit EZCommands. With EZCommand, the shared secret must be
set for each organization; the shared secrets are not inherited down the
organization hierarchy.