Users Guide

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2. In the console tree, right-click Users or right-click the container in which you want to add the new user, and then point to New® User.
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3. Type the appropriate user name information in the dialog box, and then click Next.
YoumustassignapasswordtoeveryuseraccountthatcanaccessDellOpenManagesoftwaretoprotectaccesstoyourcriticalsystemcomponents.
Additionally, users who do not have an assigned password cannot log into Dell OpenManage software on a system running Windows Server 2003 due to
operating system constraints.
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4. Click Next, and then click Finish.
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5. Double-click the icon representing the user that you just created.
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6. Click the Member of tab.
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7. Click Add.
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8. Select the appropriate group and click Add.
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9. Click OK, and then click OK again.
NewuserscanlogintoDellOpenManagesoftwarewiththeuserprivilegesfortheirassignedgroupanddomain.
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Disabling Guest and Anonymous Accounts in Supported Windows Operating Systems
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1. If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, right-click MyComputer, and point to Manage.
If your system is running Windows 2000, right-click My Computer and point to Manage.
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2. In the console tree, expand Local Users and Groups and click Users.
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3. Click the Guest or IUSR_system name user account.
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4. Click Action and point to Properties.
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5. Select Account is disabled and click OK.
A red circle with an X appears over the user name. The account is disabled.
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Creating Users for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating Systems
Administrator access privileges are assigned to the user logged in as root. To create users with User and Power User privileges, perform the following steps.
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Creating Users
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Creating Users With User Privileges
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1. Run the following command from the command line:
useradd -d home-directory -g group username
where group is not root.
NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure.
NOTE: Considerrenamingtheaccountssothatremotescriptscannotenabletheaccountsusingthename.
NOTE: You must be logged in as root to perform these procedures.
NOTE: You must have the useradd utility installed on your system to perform these procedures.
NOTE: For questions about creating users and assigning user group privileges, or for more detailed instructions, see your operating system
documentation.
NOTE: If group does not exist, you must create it by using the groupadd command.