Virtual TapeServer 8.2 Configuration Guide
Table Of Contents
- Virtual TapeServer for NonStop Servers Configuration Guide
- Preface
- Introduction
- Overview of Tasks
- Reconfiguring Vaults
- Enabling Licensed Features
- Configuring Ports
- Creating and Managing VTLs and VTDs
- Enabling and Performing Tape-to-tape Exports
- Enabling and Performing Stacked Exports
- Enabling and Configuring Data Replication
- Enabling and Configuring Role Swapping
- Configuring EMS Communication
- Enabling and Configuring Data Encryption
- Creating and Managing Virtual Media
- Enabling and Configuring Scan/Cleanup
- Configuring User Accounts
- Configuring Web Interface Preferences
- Managing the VTS Server
- Troubleshooting
- Maintaining GFS for VTS
- Reinstalling and Restoring VTS
- Attaching External Devices after Initial Deployment
- TCP/IP Ports and Protocols
- Index

100 | Configuring User Accounts
You can also use the following commands:
chage -l user_acct
Lists expiration information
chage -M -1 user_acct
Removes expiration from an account
Restricting access to bill
The bill account has the same access rights as the root account. You can restrict access of the
bill account, thereby forcing users to use vtsa and denying access to functions that may
present security vulnerabilities.
To restrict access to bill
1. Log in to the VTS server as root.
2. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to add this line:
DenyUsers bill
Or, if a remote export job, Instant DR, or AutoCopy is configured in your environment,
add this line:
AllowUsers vtsa bill@source_svr
where source_svr is the IP address or hostname of the VTS server where the replication
operation is originating.
3. Restart the SSH service by entering this command:
service sshd restart
Managing web interface accounts
Here is a list of the default user accounts provided for accessing the VTS web interface:
Username
Default
Password
Group Privileges
operator tapelabs Operations Can view system status, including
vaults.
tapelabs tapelabs Supervisor Can perform all VTS functions but
cannot administer access control, edit
the VTS configuration file, restore the
Linux configuration, or view and
manage configurations.
admin virtual Administration Can access all VTS functions