HP 3000 Manuals

SYS--A Special Account [ Understanding Your System Concept Guide for the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Understanding Your System Concept Guide for the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX

SYS--A Special Account 

Your HP 3000 Series 9X7LX computer arrives with one special account
already in existence, the SYS account.

SYS is the account from which the computer is first started and from
which it is managed and controlled day by day.  Consequently, access to
it should be tightly restricted by exercising careful control over the
passwords attached to SYS and to its assigned users, especially to the
users identified as MANAGER and OPERATOR.

Two users (logons) are of special importance to the operation of the
computer.  One is MANAGER.SYS. The other is OPERATOR.SYS.

MANAGER.SYS 

The user MANAGER has the highest level of authority on the system.  The
user identified as MANAGER is responsible for starting and setting up the
computer when it arrives in your office.

Only this user has the authority to install the computer and to set
limits on the internal computer resources available to other users of the
system.

OPERATOR.SYS 

The user OPERATOR has authorities that are almost as extensive as
MANAGER.

It is from the SYS account that the operator controls the day to day
operation of the computer, seeing to the needs of those who are using the
system.

The PUB group 

Only MANAGER, OPERATOR, and specially designated users can log on to the
SYS account.  But the files and programs located in the PUB group of the
SYS account are available to any user of the system, no matter how you
log on.

This is the ideal group in which to put those files and programs that
everyone will (or might) use.  It is not the place for files or programs
that deserve to be restricted in their use.

The account manager 

Each account that is created must have one special user, the account
manager.  This user has the highest set of authorities within the
account, including the authority to create new groups and new users and
to assign passwords to groups and users.



MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation