Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.29+, H06.07+)

Managing Security
Open System Services Management and Operations Guide—527191-005
8-10
Managing Users and Groups
Managing Users and Groups
This subsection discusses the following user and user-group management concepts
that are relevant to the OSS environment:
•
Differences Between OSS and UNIX User and User-Group Configuration on
page 8-10
•
How Users Gain Access to the OSS Environment on page 8-11
•
User and User-Group Attributes on page 8-13
•
Assigning an Initial Working Directory on page 8-14
•
Assigning an Initial Program on page 8-18
Hints and suggestions for using these concepts are given in Hints and Suggestions on
page 8-20.
Differences Between OSS and UNIX User and User-Group
Configuration
You configure a NonStop operating system user for access to the OSS environment
through a fully licensed version of the Safeguard product. Whether you license
Safeguard determines the security and user configuration features available for
managing the OSS environment. If you use the optional Safeguard product, you can:
•
Configure a user name with an administrative group name and a member name
•
Configure an alias for a user name, for Guardian or OSS environment login and
use
•
Configure an initial working directory OSS pathname for a user ID when the OSH
command is used to start an OSS shell
•
Configure the initial directory and interface when a user accesses the FTP server
•
Configure an initial program to execute when access occurs for a specific user
definition, if a server supports that feature
•
Define file-sharing user groups for OSS access with group numbers above 255
•
Perform auditing for OSS files and the OSS environment’s filesets
•
Control access to the /E directory using the REMOTEPASSWORD attribute
•
Use the OSS EasySetup product
This guide illustrates the use of the Safeguard product in the Guardian environment.
You create a user definition with the SAFECOM ADD USER command, and you create
a user group definition with the SAFECOM ADD GROUP command.