NetBackup 8.1.2 Application Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (2.0)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS

Adding and removing local users on a master or media server instance

Use the following procedures to add or remove local users on a NetBackup master or media server instance.

Adding local users

To add a local user

  1. Open an SSH session to the instance as the appadmin user.
  2. Run the following command:

    sudo useradd <username>

    Where <username> is the username of the user that you want to add.

  3. Run the following command to set a password for the new user:

    sudo passwd <username>

    Where <username> is the username that you added in the previous step.

Removing local users

To remove a local user

  1. Open an SSH session to the instance as the appadmin user.
  2. Run the following command:

    sudo userdel <username>

    Where <username> is the username of the user that you want to remove.