Host Intrusion Detection System Administrator's Guide Release 3.0

System Manager Screen
The System Manager Screen
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Starting the HP-UX HIDS System Manager
The HP-UX HIDS System Manager program, idsgui, must run as user ids. You start it
from the shell.
To start the HP-UX HIDS System Manager
Step 1. Log in to the administration system as user root.
Step 2. Switch to user ids.
# su ids
Step 3. Start the HP-UX HIDS System Manager:
$ /opt/ids/bin/idsgui
The System Manager screen (Figure 4-1) is displayed. (It takes about 16 to 20 seconds
for the screen to appear.)
NOTE You can run only one System Manager at a time on the administration system.
Stopping the HP-UX HIDS System Manager
When you exit from the System Manager, any running or scheduled agents will continue
monitoring system activity on their host systems.
If you want to completely shut down your intrusion detection capability, you should halt
all the agents first. Go to “Halting HP-UX HIDS Agents” on page 53.
To stop the HP-UX HIDS System Manager
Step 1. On the System Manager screen, do one of:
• Choose the File > Exit menu item
• Press Ctrl-X
• Close the screen window
Step 2. On the Exit dialog box, click Yes to exit or No to cancel the exit.
Surveillance schedules, surveillance groups, and alert and error logs that have not been
saved will be saved automatically. Any open screens will be closed.
Surveillance schedules that are scheduled or running on agents are not affected.