Users Guide

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5 Double-click the icon representing the user that you just created.
6 Click the Member of tab.
7 Click Add .
8 Select the appropriate group and click Add .
9 Click OK , and then click OK again.
New users can log into the Dell OpenManage software with the user
privileges for their assigned group and domain.
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.
NOTE: The useradd utility must be installed on your system to perform these
procedures.
CAUTION: You must assign a password to every user account that can access the
Dell OpenManage software to protect access to your critical system components.
Creating Users
NOTE: For information on creating users and assigning user group privileges, see
your operating system documentation.
Creating Users With User Privileges
1 Run the following command from the command line:
useradd -d home-directory -g group username
where group is not root .
NOTE: If group does not exist, you must create it by using the groupadd
command.
2 Ty p e passwd username and press <Enter>.
3 When prompted, enter a password for the new user.
The new user can now log into the Dell OpenManage software with User
group privileges.