Creating a new user account in CMS with secure access permission to the CMS database

Last Updated : Jul 01, 2021 |
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The access credentials that you use to add CMS to your Avaya OneCloud™ Subscription system must have secure access permission to the CMS database.
You must create a new user in CMS and grant the user secure access permission to the CMS database.
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You must use the access credentials of this user when adding CMS to your Avaya OneCloud™ Subscription system in the Usage Metering Collector. Usage Metering Collector uses these access credentials to connect to the CMS database.
Do not use these access credentials to perform any other operations in CMS.
  1. Log in to Avaya Call Management System CLI by using root credentials.
  2. Run the following command to create a new Linux user in CMS:
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    useradd <user_name>
    Where, <user_name> is a user name for the new user.
  3. Run the following command and set a password for the new user:
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    passwd <user_name>
    Where, <user_name> is the user name of the new user.
  4. Run the following DB-Access utility command for the CMS database:
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    dbaccess cms
  5. Press Enter and select the Query-language option.
  6. Press Enter and select the New option.
  7. Do the following to grant the user secure access permission to the CMS database:
    1. Run the following command:
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      grant dba to <user_name>
      Where, <user_name> is the user name of the new user.
    2. Press Esc.
    3. Press Enter and select the Run option.
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      The system shows the Permission granted message.
  8. Press the Left Arrow key or Right Arrow key to quit the DB-Access utility.
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