Accessing Imanager Workstation; Access Modes - Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Secure URL:
Although slightly different iManager URLs might work on some platforms, Novell
recommends using these URLs for consistency.
2 Log in using your username, password and treename.

2.2.2 Accessing iManager Workstation

To access iManager Workstation:
1 Execute the appropriate iManager Workstation startup script.
Linux: Navigate to the
NOTE: If you plan to run iManager Workstation as a non-root user in the future, do not run
iManager as root the first time.
Windows: Execute
2 Log in by using your username, password, and treename.

2.3 Access Modes

When you start iManager, you are granted an access mode based on the rights you've been assigned.
iManager has three access modes. The mode you are in is displayed on the iManager home page.
Unrestricted Access: This is the default mode before RBS is configured. It displays all of the roles
and tasks installed. Although all roles and tasks are visible, the authenticated user still needs the
necessary rights to use the tasks.
There is a setting that you can add to the
Role-Based Services is installed. To force Unrestricted Access for all users, add this setting to
TOMCAT_HOME\webapps\nps\WEB-INF\config.xml
<setting>
<name><![CDATA[RBS.forceUnrestricted]]></name>
<value><![CDATA[true]]></value>
</setting>
For information about restarting Tomcat, see
NOTE: When using iManager in Unrestricted mode, you typically see the following message on the
iManager Home Page:
Clicking View Details might display a
for several of the tasks, even though the tasks work correctly. This message is misleading, and
iManager removes these messages after you configure RBS.
Assigned Access: Displays only the roles and tasks assigned to the authenticated user. This mode
takes full advantage of the Role-Based Services technology.
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https://<server ip address>/nps/iManager.html
imanager/bin
imanager\bin\iManager.bat
config.xml
Notice: Some of the roles and tasks are not available.
Not supported by current authenticators
directory and execute
./iManager.sh
.
file which forces Unrestricted Access, even if
, then restart Tomcat:
"Starting and Stopping Tomcat" on page
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