The User Equivalence Manager interface

You can start the User Equivalence Manager in any of these ways:

• Double-click on System Administration on the Desktop, then on Networks, then on User Equivalence Manager.

• Start the SCOadmin launcher by entering scoadmin on the command line, then select Networks, then select User Equivalence Manager.

• Enter scoadmin User Equivalence Manager on the command line.

The User Equivalence Manager's top level and menus are illustrated here:

With the User Equivalence Manager, you can:

• Add user equivalence between account(s) on a remote host and an account on the local host.

• Delete previously configured equivalence.

• If logged on as root, open a different user's equivalence file to add or delete equivalence.

You can also perform each of these tasks manually. See the manual page for rhosts(SFF) for more information.

Opening another user's equivalence file

Only root can open another user's equivalence file. To do so in the User Equivalence Manager:

1. Choose Open from the File menu. A list of user names appears.

2. Select a user in one of two ways:

   • Select a user from the list and click on OK.

   • Enter a user name in the ``Selection'' field and click on OK.

   To limit the list to those users matching a certain pattern, enter the pattern (including wildcard characters) in the ``Filter'' field, then click on Filter. You can then make your selection from the list and click on OK.

Adding user equivalence

In the User Equivalence Manager:

1. Select Add Equivalence from the User menu, or click on the add a new equivalence entry toolbar button.

2. Enter the host name of the remote host. To select a host from a list of networked hosts, click on the Select button. This may take up to a minute on a network with many hosts.

3. Enter a user name.
   

4. Click on the OK button.

   • If the host name you entered is not known to the name service or is not found in /etc/hosts, a warning appears. You can choose to add the equivalence anyway or to cancel and enter a new machine name. This warning may be caused by entering a host name that is not fully qualified. If you need to reenter the name, try entering it as a fully qualified name.

   • If the host name is known, the new equivalence appears on the list.
   
   

5. Continue adding equivalences by repeating steps 1 through 4.

6. When you are finished, select Save from the File menu. If you do not save the file, either now or when leaving the User Equivalence Manager, the additions you make are not saved.

Selecting another host while adding equivalence

You specify a remote host when adding user equivalence. To select a host name from a list of available networked hosts:

1. Click on the Select button On the Add a user window.

2. Select a host name by one of the following means:

   • Choose a host name from the list and click on OK.

   • Enter the host name in the ``Selection'' field and click on OK.

   To limit the list to those hosts matching a certain pattern, enter the pattern (including wildcard characters) in the ``Filter'' field, then click on Filter. You can then make your selection from the list and click on OK.

You can sort the list by name or address. To do so, click on the appropriate radio button.

Deleting user equivalence

In the User Equivalence Manager:

1. Select the equivalence you want to delete from the list.

2. Select Delete equivalence from the User menu, or click on the delete the selected equivalence entry toolbar button.

3. When prompted, click on Yes to confirm the deletion.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each equivalence you want to delete.

5. When done deleting equivalences, select Save from the File menu. If you do not save the file, either now or when prompted by the User Equivalence Manager, the deletions you make are not saved.