Enabling Sudo and Power Broker

The sudo command is a program for UNIX-like operating systems that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the root user). It also provides auditing capabilities.

PowerBroker is a tool used for restricting the type of commands that can be run by users and maintains an audit trail of what users have done or have tried to do. PowerBroker allows for policy-defined authorization controls which allow administrators to define where and when their end-users can access other accounts they are authorized to use, up to and including root.

To enable Sudo or PowerBroker, perform these steps:

1. From the Setup menu located at the top-right of the page, select Security then select Named Credentials.
2. On the Named Credentials page, click Create.
3. On the Create Credential page, provide host credentials with root privileges.
4. In the Credential Properties section, select Sudo or PowerBroker from Run Privilege.
5. Provide the details for Sudo or PowerBroker and the system performs the administrative task.

Using Sudo or Power Broker

To use Sudo or Power Broker as Linux administrator, perform the following steps:

• Navigate to the Host target page.

• View list of administration activities on Host target.

• Select an administration task.

• Provide host credentials with root privileges. Provide information for Sudo (runas) support or Power Broker (profile) support.

• Provide the details and the system performs the administrative task.