In NetView v5.1 you do not use a UNIX account, rather a NetView account
created through nvsec_admin tool (AIX), and you must grant the user access to
the group "web".
Vladimir Petr wrote:
> You can of course modify the access.conf. However, it is sufficient that
> a user have any valid unix account on the NV server except root in order
> to log on successfully via web browser (at least in NV5).
>
> Best regards,
> Vladimir.
>
> Parker G Yuan wrote:
> >
> > You have two choices:
> > 1. Create an account on Netview server with read-only permission. Use "
> > smit mkuser" command if your Netview is on AIX platform.
> >
> > 2. Deactive the WEB password function on Netview server: Procedure:
> > 2.1 vi /usr/OV/web/hpptd/conf/access.conf
> > 2.2 comment out the all lines of "Required Valid -user"
> > 2.3 save the file.
> > 2.4 stop and restart web server on Netview server.
> > Parker
> >
> > Brian Hwang <bhwang@TW.IBM.COM> on 10/14/98 12:15:10 AM
> >
> > Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
> > NetView et alia <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
> >
> > To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> > cc: (bcc: Parker G Yuan/SAC/HN/FHS)
> > Subject: How to create account for Web accessed user
> >
> > Could any one tell me how to create a user account to access Netview map
> > by
> > using Web browser, and what is the releation configuration?
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Brian Hwang,
> > IBM,Taiwan
> > TEL:886-7-213-5523
> > FAX:886-7-216-5488
> > E-Mail: bhwang@tw.ibm.com
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