Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (includes A.03.03)

Primary-Admin vPars Security (vPars A.03.03)
# vparadmin
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-a|-d partition_name
Adds or deletes a virtual partition to or from the primary-admin virtual partition list. No security
password is required here; passwords are required only at the HP-UX shell prompt.
-l
Lists all the virtual partitions that are currently in the primary-admin virtual partition list. When the
mode is set initially to ON, the primary-admin virtual partition list will be empty, so all virtual partitions
are secondary-admin virtual partitions. You can use the monadmin -a to add virtual partitions to the list.
Alternatively, at the HP-UX shell prompt, you can use vparadmin -a to add virtual partitions to the list.
Without any options, monadmin displays whether the vPars Monitor is in secure or non-secure mode.
NOTE The Monitor prompt (MON>) is not protected. Any person who knows the GSP login and
password can access the console and therefore the MON> prompt. Using monadmin, the GSP
user can change the security mode and the primary-admin virtual partition list. Console access
is restricted using the GSPs login and password.
# vparadmin
vparadmin is a vPars command that allows you to
• display whether the vPars Monitor is in secure or non-secure mode
• change the security password
• specify a virtual partition to be added or deleted to or from the primary-admin virtual partition list
• list which virtual partitions are currently in the primary-admin virtual partition list (in other words, are
set as primary-admin virtual partitions)
Basic Syntax and Usage
vparadmin [-C] | [-a|-d partition_name] | [-l]
-C
Changes the security password. It will ask you for the existing password before allowing you to change it.
-a|-d partition_name
Adds or deletes a virtual partition to or from the primary-admin virtual partition list. You will need to
provide the security password.
-l
Lists all the virtual partitions that are currently in the primary-admin virtual partition list. Use
vparadmin -a to add virtual partitions to the list. Note that vparstatus does not show any security
information.
Without any options, vparadmin displays whether the vPars Monitor is in secure or non-secure mode.