HP Guardian - Capabilities of System Users

Managing Users and Security
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Capabilities of System Users
Capabilities of System Users
Each class of system users has different capabilities:
System User Class Capabilities
General (or
application) User
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Log on to the system to start a TACL process
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Display system and user status
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Assign and change a logon password
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Set the default volume and subvolume names
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Create, rename, and purge disk files
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Set the security for disk files
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List the names of all disk files
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Run, debug, and stop processes
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Start a backup TACL process and switch primary control to this
backup process
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List all groups and their users
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Set remote passwords
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Log off the system
Group Manager
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Perform all functions of a General User
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Add new users to the group
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Delete users from the group
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Log on as any user in the group without knowing that user’s
password (the manager also has access to the user’s files)
System Operator
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Perform all functions of a General User
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Monitor processor use
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Reload processor modules
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Set the current date and time for the system
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Alter bus availability states (hardware paths)
Super ID User
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Perform all functions of a General User, Group Manager, and
System Operator
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Add new groups to the system
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Delete groups from the system
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Add new users to the system in any group
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Delete users from the system
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Debug and stop any user’s processes
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Debug privileged programs
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Log on as any user in any group without knowing that user’s
password