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3. If a user is set up with pptd, dialin, ftp or pmshell group membership they will have
restricted user shell access to the nominated managed devices but they will not have any
direct access to the console server itself. To add this the users must also be a member of the
"users" or "admin" groups
4. The Administrator can also set up additional Groups with specific power device, serial port
and host access permissions. However users in these additional groups don’t have any
access to the Management Console menu nor do they have any command line access to the
console server itself.
5. The Administrator can also set up users with specific power device, serial port and host
access permissions, who are not a member of any Groups. Similarly these users don’t have
any access to the Management Console menu nor do they have any command line access to
the console server itself.
6. For convenience the SDT Connector “Retrieve Hosts” function retrieves and auto-configures
checked serial ports and checked hosts only, even for admin group users
To set up new Groups and new users, and to classify users as members of particular Groups:
 Select Serial & Network: Users & Groups to display the configured Groups and Users.
 Click Add Group to add a new Group.
 Add a Group name and Description for each new Group, then nominate the Accessible Hosts,
Accessible Ports, and Accessible RPC Outlets(s) that you want any users in this new Group to be
able to access.
 Click Apply.
 Click Add User to add a new user.
 Add a Username and a confirmed Password for each new user. You may also include
information related to the user (for example, contact details) in the Description field.
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