Becoming a Member of the sysadmin Group

To install the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 software, you must be a member of the sysadmin group for each host you specify during installation. The following procedures describe how to become a member of the sysadmin group for each name service the hosts can use. To learn more about the sysadmin group and security in the Solstice AutoClient product, see the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 Administration Guide.

You can now install the Solstice AdminSuite and AutoClient software as root on local systems; however, to install the software remotely, you must be a member of the sysadmin group.

How to Add Users to the sysadmin Group Using NIS+

1. Log in to a system in your NIS+ domain as an authorized user with read and write access rights to the group table.

2. Save the group table to a temporary file.

   $ niscat group.org_dir > /var/tmp/group-file

3. Edit the file, adding the users you want to authorize to install the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 software.

   The following sample shows users added to the sysadmin entry in the group file.

   . . . sysadmin::14:user1,user2,user3

   In this example,

   user1,user2,user3

   Represent the users you are adding to the sysadmin group.

4. Merge the file with the NIS+ group table.

   $ /usr/lib/nis/nisaddent -mv -f /var/tmp/group-file group

   The results of the merge are displayed.

5. Remove the temporary file.

   $ rm /var/tmp/group-file

Verification of Adding Users to the sysadmin Group Using NIS+

Verify that the user is a member of the sysadmin group by entering the following commands. Perform this step for each user you added to the file.

# su - user1
$ groups
staff sysadmin
$ exit

How to Add Users to the sysadmin Group Using NIS

1. Log in to the NIS master server as root.

2. Edit the group file (the default directory location is /etc), adding the users you want to authorize to install the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 software.

   The following sample shows users added to the sysadmin entry in the group file.

   . . . sysadmin::14:user1,user2,user3

   In this example,

   user1,user2,user3

   Represent the users you are adding to the sysadmin group.

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   Note -

   The directory location of the group file is specified in the NIS makefile using the $DIR variable. Consult this file if you are uncertain of the location of the group file.

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3. Change directory to the location of the NIS makefile (the default is /var/yp) and rebuild the NIS map.

   # cd /var/yp # make group

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   Note -

   Depending on the size of the NIS map, it may take several minutes or several hours to update the maps and propagate the changes throughout the network.

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Verification of Adding Users to the sysadmin Group Using NIS

Verify that the user is a member of the sysadmin group by entering the following commands. Perform this step for each user you added to the NIS master.

# su - user1
$ groups
staff sysadmin
$ exit

How to Add Users to the sysadmin Group Using Local /etc files

Perform these steps for each system on which you want to use the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 software.

1. Log in as root to the system.

2. Edit the /etc/group file, adding the users you want to authorize to install the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 software.

   The following sample shows users added to the sysadmin entry in the group file.

   . . . sysadmin::14:user1,user2,user3

   In this example,

   user1,user2,user3

   Represent the users you are adding to the sysadmin group.

Verification of Adding Users to the sysadmin Group Using Local /etc Files

Verify that the user is a member of the sysadmin group by entering the following commands. Perform this step for each user you added to the system.

# su - user1
$ groups
staff sysadmin
$ exit