Neoview User Management and Security Administration Guide (R2.5)

Security Mode
To perform security-administration functions such as managing certificates or configuring the
interface to an LDAP server, you use either the HP Database Manager (HPDM) or the Neoview
Command Interface (NCI). If you use NCI, you must be in security mode. To run a single
command in security mode, precede it with .SEC, as in the syntax descriptions given throughout
this manual. Alternatively, if you want to run a series of commands in security mode, set the
mode first, using the following NCI command:
mode sec
NOTE: Throughout this manual, command syntax descriptions give most keywords in all
uppercase. However, when you actually enter a command, case does not matter. To emphasize
this point, examples throughout this manual use a mix of cases.
If you use the MODE command to set security mode, you can omit .SEC from the subsequent
commands. For example:
SQL>mode sec
SEC>create server NeoviewDirectoryServer 9,host 127.0.0.1, port 1263, ,version 3
SEC>create server NeoviewDirectoryServer 100, host 1.2.3.4, port 1234
is equivalent to
SQL>.sec create server NeoviewDirectoryServer 9,host 127.0.0.1, port 1263, ,version 3
SQL>.sec create server NeoviewDirectoryServer 100, host 1.2.3.4, port 1234
Security Administration Task Map
The following “Security Administration Task Map” lists various tasks pertaining to security
administration, in approximately the order in which they need to be performed, with links to
the sections of this manual in which the tasks are described. (Certain tasks, for example,
configuring connections in manageability clients, are described in the publications for those
products, rather than in this manual.) Of course, some tasks performed initially might need to
be performed again later; for example, you will probably register an initial, large set of database
users but then add more users in the future.
Tasks performed for you by HP Support (SUPER.SERVICES) or that involve third-party products
are not described in detail in this manual.
Table 1-2 Security Administration Task Map
Responsible Role(s) or
User(s)Task and Link to DescriptionTask Set
Automated processInstalling and initializing server-side processes and stored
procedures
Platform software
installation and
migration
SUPER.SERVICES, with
input from customer
“Migration of Users from an Earlier Neoview Release” (page 96)
Anyone“Obtaining and Installing Client Software” (page 34)Post-installation
security setup
Anyone“Specifying the Certificate Location” (page 146)
Anyone“Enabling Password Expiration Notifications” (page 53)
ROLE.MGR or
ROLE.SECMGR
(depending on the user
or role)
“Changing Passwords for Predefined Users and Roles” (page 35)
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