HP-UX Role-Based Access Control B.11.31.04 Release Notes

2 Acquiring and Installing HP-UX RBAC
HP-UX RBAC is available free of charge from Software Depot:
http://www.software.hp.com
Acquiring HP-UX RBAC
To acquire HP-UX RBAC, you must complete the following steps:
1. Go to Software Depot: http://www.software.hp.com.
2. Search for HP-UX RBAC (keyword RBAC) and read the information on the HP-UX RBAC
release page.
3. Select Receive for Free >> at the bottom of the page.
4. Enter your registration information.
5. Review and accept the “Warranty” and “Terms and Conditions” statements.
6. Select Download at the bottom of the page and save the HP-UX RBAC depot as a local file
on your system, for example, in /tmp/RBAC-depotname.depot.
7. Use the following command to verify that the depot file is on your system:
# swlist -d @ /tmp/<RBAC-depotname>.depot
If the HP-UX RBAC depot is on your system, you will see the following message after
running the command:
AccessControl B.11.31.04 HP-UX Role-Based Access Control Infrastructure
NOTE: The depot filename in the previous steps is for example only. The exact HP-UX
RBAC depot filename and location may vary.
Installing HP-UX RBAC
To install HP-UX RBAC on your HP-UX 11i v3 systems, you must complete the following steps.
You do not need to reboot the system to install HP-UX RBAC.
IMPORTANT: Installing HP-UX RBAC B.11.31.04 with the PHCO_36479 RBAC cumulative
patch will overwrite the existing HP-UX RBAC database files only if the database files have not
been modified.
1. Review “Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements”.
2. Download HP-UX RBAC as described in “Acquiring HP-UX RBAC”.
3. Logon to your system as the root user.
4. Install HP-UX RBAC using the following command:
# swinstall -s /tmp/<RBAC-depotname>.depot AccessControl
The name and location of the HP-UX RBAC depot above is for example only—the actual
name and location may vary.
5. Verify the installation using the swverify AccessControl command. If HP-UX RBAC
installed correctly on the system, the swverify command output includes the following
text:
* Verification succeeded
HP-UX RBAC installs in /usr/bin/ and /usr/sbin/. The swinstall tool displays an error
message if the installation fails. Check /var/opt/adm/sw/swagent.log for information if
the installation failed.
Acquiring HP-UX RBAC 11