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Subject: Fwd: RE: [nv-l] Root Authority
From: "Scott Bursik" <tivoliesm@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:39:04 -0500






Scott Bursik
Pepsico Business Solutions Group
scott.bursik@pbsg.com
>From: "Leslie Clark"
>To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com
>Subject: RE: [nv-l] Root Authority
>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:57:07 -0400
>
>Of the one hundred or so sites where I have implemented Netview, I have
>encountered only three that absolutely would not give root to the Netview
>administrator. In all three cases those customers followed a policy of
>pushing out a common /etc/passwd file to all AIX systems, so a common
>root password was in use for all systems. Not a fashionable approach,
>but not all that uncommon.
>
>Some sites add a non-root userid with an effective uid of 0, allowing
>most function without the user needing to know root's password. I have
>not seen this lately and don't know what the limitations might be if any.
>The sudo approach is pretty common and seems to work well.
>
>Many sites with strict AIX support teams simply opt out of AIX support.
>They would rather go it alone than put up with the delays involved in
>getting someone to come over and type something in for them.
>
>I personally always put it right in the contract that I will have root
>access
>while I am onsite implementing Netview. Time is money, after all.
>
>Cordially,
>
>Leslie A. Clark
>IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
>Detroit
>
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> bernard.baudoux@for
> tisbank.com To: "'nv-l@lists.tivoli.com'"
> cc:
> 06/27/2002 01:51 AM Subject: RE: [nv-l] Root Authority
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>Herman,
>
>You must have root authority to administer your Netview.
>I'm not a member of the Unix team here, but I have the Netview box root's
>password. I just use it for Netview purposes. As far as pure AIX is
>concerned, then the Unix team do the job.
>
>I don't really understand why having the Netview box root's password could
>'accidentally bring other systems down'. As long as you work on your own
>box and not on the others, I can't see any problem.
>
>Regards,
>Bernard Baudoux
>Fortis Banque.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Herman.E.Caballero@Lowes.Com
>[SMTP:Herman.E.Caballero@Lowes.Com]
> > Sent: mercredi 26 juin 2002 18:05
> > To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com
> > Subject: [nv-l] Root Authority
> >
> > I'm curious as to how Netview Administrators under AIX managed to
>Install/Configure Netview without Root Authority. Is there anyone out
>there that performs these duties but have to rely on AIX administrator to
>perform Netview Administrator functions.
> >
> > I'm told from the AIX group that I can't have Root Authority to the
>Netview Box. Mainly, because it could accidentally bring other systems
>down.
> >
> > Please give me some feedback as how you manage your Netview box, without
>this Root Authority.
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Herman E. Caballero
> >
> > Communications Services
> >
> > (336) 658-4147
> >
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