add a user id without being "root"

[Mark Harshman_1]

i'm trying to come up with a way to add user IDs to the system without being "root". super? sudo? anyone else doing this? I am running HPUX11.i on rp8400 base servers. thanks

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Sudo is a good choice but probably the easist method (unless you want a fully scripted answer) is to use a Restricted SAM session. Man sam and look under the "Restricted SAM" section.

[Geoff Wild]

Sudo should work, also restricted sam...

Also check out HP SIM:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html

Rgds...Geoff

[Deoncia Grayson_1]

you can start sam in restricted mode and assin some SAM functions to a user, i.e. adding users without them being a super user.

[Sivakumar TS]

Dear Mark,

Right now sudo will be the best option.

HPs future release will have Role Based Access Control, with which we can do more granual privillege control.

With Regards,

Siva.

[Thummalu]

use sudo...

or if youn have LDAP server running in your system, user database can be maintained by LDAP. you need not require root user to create users.

br
Thummalu

[Mark Harshman_1]

thanks for all the good information.