Chapter 15 • Managing Spd Server Passwords, Users, And Table Acls; Introduction; The Password Manager Utility Psmgr - SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 4.5 Administrator's Manual

Chapter 15
Managing SPD Server
Passwords, Users, and Table
ACLs

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Password Manager Utility psmgr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SAS Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LDAP Authentication Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction
SPD Server user data is maintained in an internal SPD Server password table. Each record
in the password table describes the specific attributes and capabilities that are associated
with an individual user. SPD Server uses two types of user authentication. The first type
of user authentication is LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). The second type
of user authentication is traditional authentication, which SPD Server performs internally.
LDAP authentication is performed by an LDAP server that runs on the SPD Server host
machine. The section,
on using LDAP with SPD Server.
The Password Manager Utility psmgr
Overview of the psmgr Utility
The psmgr utility manages the password table that enables access to the SPD Server host.
When you start SPD Server, the command line option -ACLDIR specifies the location
Overview of the psmgr Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Invoking the psmgr Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Converting to a psmgr 4.x Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding New Users with psmgr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
psmgr Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
psmgr Command Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using a File as Input to psmgr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview of SAS Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LDAP User Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview of LDAP Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring LDAP Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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