Introduction : Types of Users

Types of Users
The OnBoard appliance supports two main types of users:
Two predefined administrators are root and admin and they cannot be deleted. Either root or admin can add regular user accounts and can authorize them to access management features on connected devices. Any regular users added to the admin group become administrative users able to perform OnBoard appliance administration.
The admin user (and any optionally-added administrative users) can do the following:
Access the OnBoard appliance’s console and use the unrestricted shell
Invoke the OnBoard appliance configuration utility, cycli
The root user can do the following:
Access the OnBoard appliance’s console and use the unrestricted shell
Invoke the OnBoard appliance configuration utility, cycli
The root user cannot access the Web Manager.
Table 1.2 summarizes the responsibilities of each type of user and provides the default password for each type of user. Only one administrative user can be connected to the appliance at a time.
Only direct logins to the OnBoard command line are allowed. Can run the cycli utility as described in the Cyclades OnBoard Service Processor Manager Installer and Administrator Guide. Also can run other OnBoard appliance-specific commands and Linux commands on the command line of the Linux shell. Cannot be deleted.
Has full access to every function of the Web Manager. Also can run the cycli utility on the command line of the Linux shell and can use any Linux commands available to the non-root user. Cannot be deleted.
User account optionally configured by an administrator to be able to perform management functions on devices connected to the OnBoard appliance. Users’ access to devices and to device-management features is controlled by authorizations. Users with permission to access management features on connected devices are referred to as authorized users.
If a regular user is assigned to the admin group, that user can also perform the same administrative functions on the Web Manager as the admin user, as described above. Regular users added to the admin group are referred to as administrative users.