Nvidia DGX Station User Manual

Setting Up the NVIDIA DGX Station
DGX Station DU-08255-001 _v4.6|16
For information about how to log in remotely through SSH, see Connecting to an OpenSSH
Server (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/ConnectingTo) on the Ubuntu
Community Help Wiki.
Note: The DGX Station does not provide any additional isolation guarantees between users
beyond the guarantees that the Ubuntu OS offers. For guidelines about how to secure access
to the DGX Station over SSH, see Configuring an OpenSSH Server (https://help.ubuntu.com/
community/SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring) on the Ubuntu Community Help Wiki.
2.9. Preparing the DGX Station for Use
with Docker
Some initial setup of the DGX Station is required to ensure that users have the required
privileges to run Docker containers and to prevent IP address conflicts between Docker and
the DGX Station.
2.9.1. Enabling Users To Run Docker Containers
To prevent the docker daemon from running without protection against escalation of
privileges, the Docker software requires sudo privileges to run containers. Meeting this
requirement involves enabling users who will run Docker containers to run commands with
sudo privileges. Therefore, you should ensure that only users whom you trust and who are
aware of the potential risks to the DGX Station of running commands with sudo privileges are
able to run Docker containers.
Before allowing multiple users to run commands with sudo privileges, consult your IT
department to determine whether you would be violating your organization's security policies.
For the security implications of enabling users to run Docker containers, see Docker daemon
attack surface.
You can enable users to run the Docker containers in one of the following ways:
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Add each user as an administrator user with sudo privileges.
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Add each user as a standard user without sudo privileges and then add the user to the
docker group. This approach is inherently insecure because any user who can send
commands to the docker engine can escalate privilege and run root-user operations.
To add an existing user to the docker group, run this command:
$ sudo usermod -aG docker user-login-id
user-login-id
The user login ID of the existing user that you are adding to the docker group.

Nvidia DGX Station Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	DGX Station
Category	Desktop
Language	English