HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v2 Documentation Website: http://www.docs.hp.com Manufacturing Part Number : 5991-0709 E1204 U.S.A. © Copyright 2001 - 2004 © Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 Product Overview: HP-UX RBAC HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 The information in this document is for HP-UX Role-based Access Control (RBAC) version B.11.23.01 only. Product Overview: HP-UX RBAC HP-UX RBAC is an alternative to the traditional “all-or-nothing” root user model, which grants permissions to the root user for all operations, and denies permissions to non-root users for certain operations.
HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 New in HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 Product Documentation In addition to these Release Notes, HP provides the following documentation to support HP-UX RBAC: • White Paper: Using HP-UX RBAC • RBAC manpages The HP-UX RBAC Release Notes and White Paper are available on the Internet and Security Solutions page of the HP Technical Documentation website, www.docs.hp.com. Use the following link to go directly to the HP-UX RBAC product documentation: http://docs.hp.
HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements The following are the minimum requirements to install and run HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01. Hardware Requirements • HP 9000 Computers • HP Integrity Servers • 64 KB disk space Operating System Requirements • HP-UX 11i Version 2 for PA-RISC or Itanium Architecture Patch Requirements HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 does not require any patches.
HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 Acquiring HP-UX RBAC Acquiring HP-UX RBAC Use the following steps to download HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 free of charge from HP’s Software Depot, http://www.software.hp.com: Step 1. Go to HP’s Software Depot at http://www.software.hp.com Step 2. Search for HP-UX RBAC (keyword RBAC) and read the information on the RBAC release page. Step 3. Select Receive for Free >> at the bottom of the page. Step 4. Choose the appropriate version of HP-UX RBAC for your system. Step 5.
HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 Installing HP-UX RBAC Installing HP-UX RBAC Use the following steps to install HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 on your HP-UX 11iv2 systems: Step 1. Review the “Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements” on page 5. Step 2. Download HP-UX RBAC by referring to “Acquiring HP-UX RBAC” on page 6. Step 3. Logon to your system as the root user. Step 4. Install HP-UX RBAC using the following command: $ swinstall -s /tmp/.
HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.23.01 Known Problems in HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 Known Problems in HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 HP-UX RBAC B.11.23.01 contains no known problems.