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Privilege Levels to Access Server Administrator Services
Table 2-3 summarizes which user levels have privileges to access and manage Server
Administrator Services.
Table 2-4 defines the user privilege level abbreviations used in Table 2-3.
Authentication
The Server Administrator authentication scheme ensures that the correct access types are assigned to the
correct user privileges. Additionally, when you invoke the CLI, the Server Administrator authentication
scheme validates the context within which the current process is running. This authentication scheme
ensures that all Server Administrator functions, whether accessed through the Server Administrator
home page or CLI, are properly authenticated.
Microsoft Windows Authentication
For supported Windows
®
operating systems, Server Administrator authentication uses Integrated
Windows Authentication (formerly called NTLM) to authenticate. This authentication system allows
Server Administrator security to be incorporated in an overall security scheme for your network.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Authentication
For supported Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux operating systems, Server Administrator authentication is
based on the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) library. This documented library of functions
allows an administrator to determine how individual applications authenticate users.
Table 2-3. Server Administrator User Privilege Levels
Service User Privilege Level Required
View Manage
Instrumentation U, P, A P, A
Remote Access U, P, A A
Diagnostics P, A P, A
Update U, P, A A
Storage Management U, P, A A
Table 2-4. Legend for Server Administrator User Privilege Levels
U User
P Power User
A Administrator
NA Not Applicable