5.2.8. Operations with the list of cluster administrators

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You can create a separate list of administrators for each cluster registered on a main server so that only authenticated users can perform administrative actions with the cluster.

By default, the list of cluster administrators is empty. This means that cluster administrator authentication is not required.

To display the list of cluster administrators, select a server in the main server tree and a cluster registered on this server. After that, select and expand the Administrators branch.

The main server tree contains the list of administrators of the selected cluster. Each administrator is identified by name. The properties field displays a list of administrators of the selected cluster. The list contains names and descriptions of all administrators.

5.2.8.1. Adding cluster administrators

To add a cluster administrator, select a server in the main server tree and a cluster registered on this server. After that, select the Administrators branch and execute the Create – Administrator context menu command or the same main menu command of the utility.

This will open the dialog box of cluster administrator properties.

You need to enter the following data in the dialog box fields:

Name of the cluster administrator.

Arbitrary description of the cluster administrator.

Indicates whether password authentication is enabled. It is set by default.

Password of the cluster administrator.

Password confirmation.

Indicates whether OS authentication is enabled.

Operating system user. The username must follow this format: \\DOMAIN\\Username. For example: \\domainname\username. You can specify a user directly by entering their name or select a user from the OS user list available on a computer running the infobase administration utility. To select a user from the list, click "..." in the opened dialog box and select a OS user.

Two authentication methods are supported for cluster administrators:

• Password authentication
• OS authentication

Password authentication opens the dialog box of cluster administrator authentication where you need to enter a username and a password.

If you select OS authentication, you are not required to enter a username or a password. The authentication dialog box is not displayed. The cluster administrator is selected depending on the OS user on whose behalf connection was established.

If no authentication method is specified for an administrator, this administrator can perform only those actions that do not require authentication.

5.2.8.2. Viewing and editing cluster administrator properties

To view or edit cluster administrator properties, select an administrator in the list of cluster administrators and execute the Properties context menu command or the same main menu command of the utility.

This will open the dialog box of cluster administrator properties.

You can edit all properties, except for administrator's name. Values of the Password and Confirm password fields are hidden.

5.2.8.3. Deleting cluster administrators

To delete a cluster administrator, select the administrator in the list of cluster administrators and execute the Delete context menu command or the same main menu command of the utility.

5.2.8.4. Cluster administrator authentication

Authentication is automatically requested from a cluster administrator when they attempt to perform an action requiring authentication (provided that the list of cluster administrators is not empty). This opens the dialog box of cluster administrator authentication.

You need to enter the following data in the dialog box fields:

Name of the cluster administrator.

Password of the cluster administrator.

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