User`s guide

OnSite Port Permissions
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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
Decision 2: Check Group’s KVM Port Permissions
2. Is the user a member of a group with specific KVM port permissions for
the requested port?
• If yes, the specified permissions apply: no access, read-only, read-
write, or read/write/power management.
• If a user is in more than one group with specific KVM port
permission, the permissions are ANDed, and the most restrictive
permission is used.
• If the user is not in a group or is in a group with no specific KVM port
permissions, go to Decision 3.
Example for Decision 2
• If user jim who is trying to access port 4 is a member of three groups,
and the first group’s permission is “rwp,” the second group’s
permission is “rw” and the third group’s permission is “ro,” the result
of ANDing all three permissions is “ro,” and jim is given read-only
access.
• If user joan is trying to access port 4, and she is in a group called
linux_ca3 that has port 4 in a list of ports with no permission, then
joan is denied access.
• If jerry and jill are trying to access port 4, and they are in a group
called linux_ca4 that has no specific port permissions defined, then
their access requests are passed to Decision 3.
• If joe, jennifer, jordan, jolanda, and jezebel are trying to access port 4,
and they are not in any group, then their access requests are passed to
Decision 3.
Decision 3: Check Generic User’s KVM Port Permissions
3. Does the Generic User have specific KVM port permissions for the
requested port?
• If yes, the specified permissions apply: no access, read-only, read-
write, or read/write/power management.
• If no, go to Decision 4.