Providing Authentication Information (Task Map)

The following table identifies the tasks that you might perform when you need to provide authentication information to the console application.

To View Authentication Information

Some of your Linux and Solaris managed hosts might need to download content from an external vendor source. These vendor sources require that you specify a user name and a password to access and download content.

1. Choose Authentication from the Tools menu.

   The Authentication window opens.

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   Note –

   The Authentication window might open when you start the console. This window opens when the authentication information for a vendor source is incomplete.

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2. View the authentication information for each vendor source that is appropriate for your environment.

   A complete vendor source entry includes the following information:

   • Name of the vendor source

   • User name you use to access content

   • Password shown as asterisks

To Edit Authentication Information

You must be the admin user to edit the authentication information for an external vendor source.

The user name and password you specify are not verified with the external vendor source. So, ensure that you supply the correct information or jobs that attempt to access the external vendor source will fail.

1. Choose Authentication from the Tools menu.

   The Authentication window opens.

2. Select the vendor source that needs its information updated, and click Edit.

   The Authentication Editor window opens.

3. Type the user name associated with the selected vendor source in the Username field.

4. Type the password in the Password field.

5. Type the password again in the Verify Password field.

6. Click OK.

   The Authentication Editor window closes.

   The updated authentication information appears in the Authentication window.