Adding and removing local users on a primary or a media server instance
Use the following procedures to add or remove local users on a NetBackup primary or media server instance.
Adding local users
To add a local user
- Open an SSH session to the instance as the appadmin user.
- Run the following command:
sudo useradd <username>
Where <username> is the username of the user that you want to add.
Note:
The username maintenance is not supported on application instances.
- 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
- Open an SSH session to the instance as the appadmin user.
- Run the following command:
sudo userdel <username>
Where <username> is the username of the user that you want to remove.