Users Guide

Editing Server Administrator User Privileges On Linux Operating Systems
NOTE: You must be logged in as root or an equivalent user to perform the following procedures.
1. Open the omarolemap file located at /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc/omarolemap.
2. Add the following in the file: <User_Name>[Tab]<Host_Name>[Tab]<Rights>
The following table lists the legend for adding the role definition to the omarolemap file
Table 4. Legend for adding the role definition in Server Administrator
<User_Name> <Host_Name> <Rights>
User Name Host Name Administrator
(+) Group Name Domain User
Wildcard (*) Wildcard (*) User
[Tab] = \t (tab
character)
The following table lists the examples for adding the role definition to the omarolemap file.
Table 5. Examples for adding the role definition in Server Administrator
<User_Name> <Host_Name> <Rights>
Bob Ahost Poweruser
+ root Bhost Administrator
+ root Chost Administrator
Bob *.aus.amer.com Poweruser
Mike 192.168.2.3 Poweruser
3. Save and close the file.
Best Practices While Using The Omarolemap File
The following are the best practices to be considered while working with the omarolemap file :
• Do not delete the following default entries in the omarolemap file.
root * Administrator
+root * Poweruser
* * User
• Do not change the omarolemap file permissions or file format.
• Do not use the loop back address for <Host_Name> , for example: localhost or 127.0.0.1.
• After the connection services are restarted and the changes do not take effect for the omarolemap
file, see the command log for the errors.
• When the omarolemap file is copied from one machine to another machine, file permissions and the
entries of the file needs to be rechecked.
• Prefix the Group Name with + .
• Server Administrator uses the default operating system user privileges, if :
– a user is degraded in the omarolemap file
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