Oracle^® SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Security Guide

Verify That root Is a Role

By default, Oracle Solaris is configured so that root is a role and not a user account. Additionally, the SuperCluster configuration does not permit anonymous root user logins. Instead, all users must log in as a regular user prior to assuming the root role. All SuperCluster administration operations must be carried out using root as a role.

1. Log in to one of the compute servers and access the host console.

   See Log into a Compute Server.

2. Verify that root attributes are set to type=role.

   # grep root /etc/user_attr
   root::::type=role
   

3. (Optional) Assign any regular user the root role.

   # usermod -R root user_name