User credentials
The PolicyCenter administration command prompt tools all require that you enter the password of an administrative user for the tool to work. The use of a user name is optional.
User name
PolicyCenter does not require the use of a user name for an
administration command. The use of a user name is
optional:
- If you do supply a value for the -user parameter, it must be the user name of a user with administrative privileges.
- If you do not supply a value for the
-user parameter, the command defaults to user
su(in the base configuration) and you must supply the password for that user.
Password
PolicyCenter expressly requires the use of a password of a user with administrative privileges for an administration command. If you do not supply a value for the -password parameter, the execution of the command fails
Masking user credentials
In the administration command, it is possible mask the input of the user name and password.
To do so, insert a dash in the command in place of the actual user name or password, for example:
-
system_tools -ping -user - -password -
Before PolicyCenter executes the tool script, it prompts you
to enter the missing information. If you chose to mask the user name and password
information:
- The PolicyCenter application does not echo the entered user name or password back to the screen.
- The operating system, either Windows or Linux, does not store the plain text information in the command prompt buffer and command history.