Adding a Linux System Administrator account (if the Avaya Service Package is not installed)

Last Updated : Aug 02, 2022 |

About this task

If you did not install the cs-services package when you installed the AE Services Software-Only server, you initially have only one account (the Avaya account).

Note:

The root user can not access the AE Services Management Console.

Follow this procedure to add a user to Linux with system administration privileges (system_administrator) and security administration privileges (security_administrator).

Procedure

  1. Log in to the AE Services Server as root using the password you assigned to root during the Linux installation.
  2. Type useradd -g susers -G securityadmin username.

    For example: useradd -g susers -G securityadmin cust00

    Note:

    To administer a user with system administrator privileges in AE Services Management Console, you must add the user to the susers group in Linux. If you want this user to have access to the security menu in the Management Console, you must add the user to the securityadmin group as well. To see how administrative roles map to Linux groups in AE Services, refer to AE Services administrative roles and access privileges (role based access control - RBAC.

  3. Type passwd username to display the password prompt.
  4. At the password prompt, type a password, and press Enter.

    The default Linux password policy, which is based on a US standard keyboard and the default password limits for PAM Password Manager Configuration, calls for a minimum of 14 characters, with at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lowercase character, 1 alphanumeric character, and 1 special character. The following characters are not permitted: pound (#), dollar ($), apostrophe (’), double quotes ("), backslash (\), space, and any ASCII control character.

  5. At the prompt to re-enter your password, type the password you just created and press Enter.