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Configuring root as a SAL user

This procedure configures root as a SAL user.

If the SAL user's password is not stored locally, ISP attempts to authenticate with SAL as the user admin with the password passwd.

If ISP fails to authenticate with SAL, it can neither see nor use any of the associated storage attributes.

 To add the root user on the remote host as a SAL user with SAL administrator privileges on the SAL primary

1. Create a file, such as /tmp/add_user, that contains the following single line definition of the new SAL user:

   user add root@island.veritas.com clydenw Admin

   This defines root on the remote host (island.cosmos.com in this example) as a SAL user with SAL administrator privileges, and with a password set to clydenw.

2. Use the following command to add the new SAL user on the SAL primary (private.cosmos.com in this example):

   # vxsalcmd private.cosmos.com:2802 -u admin -f /tmp/add_user

3. You are prompted to enter the password for the SAL administrator, in this example named admin.
4. To view the new SAL user account, enter the following command:

   # vxsalcmd private.cosmos.com:2802 -u admin user list

5. You are prompted for the SAL administrator's password.
6. To allow ISP to communicate transparently with SAL, a local copy of the encrypted account information for the SAL user must be set up.

   Create a file, such as /tmp/maintain_user, that contains the following single line definition of the SAL user's password:

   user rem clydenw

7. Use the following command to create the local SAL account file:

   # vxsalcmd private.cosmos.com:2802 -f /tmp/maintain_user

8. To confirm that the password has been set up correctly, enter the following command:

   # vxsalcmd private.cosmos.com:2802 user list

   This command should now list all the configured users without prompting for the SAL administrator's password.

9. Remove the /tmp/add_user and /tmp/maintain_user files as these contain passwords in clear text.