Virtual TapeServer 6.04.04 for NonStop Servers Operations and Administration Guide

98 | Managing the VTS Server

Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0

$SYSTEM SYSTEM 6> SCF STATUS $VTAPE01

SCF - T9082H01 - (04DEC06) (15NOV06) - 10/02/2008 11:55:55 System \DEV5

STORAGE - Status TAPE \DEV5.$VTAPE01

LDev State Primary Backup DeviceStatus

PID PID

289 STOPPED 0,312 1,1069 NOT READY

Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0

2. Power down the SCSI converter using the power switch on the rear panel, if necessary.

(This step is not necessary is connected over Fibre Channel.)

3. Execute the halt command by clicking Supervisor Tools on the navigation pane of the

user interface and then clicking Halt the System.

Allow the VTS server to completely shut down before proceeding. The VTS server’s

console will indicate “System Halted”.

4. Press the power button located on the front panel of the VTS server module. The button

light changes from green to yellow.

Managing user accounts

By default, the following user accounts are provided for the VTS operating system (Linux):

• root

•bill

•vtsa

If you wish to reset the root and bill accounts to the default settings, you can run the following

script (as root): /usr/local/tape/bin/ResetDefaultPasswords.bash. After running this

script, you must change the password the next time each username is used to log in.

Using the vtsa account

The vtsa account is provided that enables a user to perform most maintenance activities

without having root access. It is a member of the vtsmaint group, and its password must be

changed after the first login. Then, by default, the password expires every 90 days.

Note If you want to restrict access of the bill account, thereby forcing users to use vtsa and

denying access to functions that may present security vulnerabilities, refer to

Restricting access to bill on page 101.

Note the following about the vtsa account:

• Accessible by SSH

• Runs in a restricted shell

• Can “su” to other accounts