2. Enter the following:
Enable NIS
NIS Domain
Broadcast for NIS
Server
NIS Master Server
(required)
NIS Slave
Servers #1 -5
Custom Menu
Data Ports
Listen Port
Clear Port Buffers
3. In the User Rights section, select the user group to which NIS users will belong:
Group
4. Select or clear the checkboxes for the following rights:
Full Administrative
Networking
Services
Date/Time
Local Users
SecureLinx SLC User Guide
Displays selected if you enabled this method on the User
Authentication page. If you want to set up this authentication
method but not enable it immediately, clear the checkbox.
Note:
You can enable NIS here or on the first User
Authentication page. If you enable NIS here, it automatically
displays at the end of the order of precedence on the User
Authentication page.
The NIS domain of the SLC must be the same as the NIS
domain of the NIS server.
If selected, the SLC sends a broadcast datagram to find the
NIS Server on the local network.
The IP address or host name of the master server.
The IP addresses or host names of up to five slave servers.
If custom menus have been created (see
Menus
on page 125), you can assign a default custom menu
to NIS users.
The ports users are able to monitor and interact with using
the connect direct command.
The ports users are able to monitor using the connect
listen command.
The ports whose port buffer users may clear using the set
locallog clear command.
Select the group to which the NIS users will belong:
Default Users: This group has only the most basic rights
(described above).
Power Users: This group has the same rights as Default
Users plus Networking, Date/Time, Reboot & Shutdown,
and Diagnostics & Reports.
Administrators: This group has all possible rights.
Right to add, update, and delete all editable fields.
Right to enter Network settings.
Right to enable and disable system logging, SSH and Telnet
logins, SNMP, and SMTP.
Right to set the date and time.
Right to add or delete local users on the system.
10: User Authentication
Custom User
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