Installation guide

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NOTE: The -LG is the only input parameter that you can use to list the available groups and users. Currently,
the available groups are Administrator and User. You cannot add or remove groups. User accounts in the
Administrator group have complete control of all operations. User accounts in the User group can only execute
read-only operations.
Adding users
To add a user, execute the following command:
UserAccountsManager -AU -G <Group> -U <UserName> -P <Password>
where:
-G is the group name for the user
-U is the user name
-P is the password for the user
Example: UserAccountsManager -AU -G Administrator -U Tom -P Vanilla2
NOTE: A user name can exist in only one group.
Changing a user password
To change a user password, execute the following command:
UserAccountsManager -CP -U <UserName> -O <OldPassword> -N <NewPassword>
where:
-U is the user name
-O is the old password of the user
-N is the new password for the user
Example: UserAccountsManager -CP -U Tom -O Vanilla2 -N Chocolate3
Removing a user
To remove a user, execute the following command:
UserAccountsManager -DU -U <UserName>
where:
-U is the user name
Example: UserAccountsManager -DU -U Tom
Viewing help files
To view the help, execute the following command:
UserAccountsManager -h
where:
-h is help
Example: UserAccountsManager -h
Starting and stopping SMI-S XP
By default, the SMI-S CIMOM service is not enabled. To use SMI-S XP, you must enable SMI-S CIMOM.
You can set the services to one of the following states:
• Automatic: If the service is enabled to start automatically, the service starts when the Command View
services are started or restarted, or when the machine is started.