As with all applications, there is no guarantee of security between users sharing the same Linux/UNIX or Windows user account. Information entered by one user may be accessible to another user sharing the same UNIX or Windows users account. An Amanda Enterprise administrator should use a secure OS account (in other words, an account not shared with any other user) when logging into ZMC.
The three tabs under the Admin tab collectively allow users to perform the ZMC administration tasks. The user management Tab, the first of the three tabs, deals with managing users.
The main functionality of the Admin Users page is to give users an easy way to create, edit, view and delete ZMC users. It also provides an convenient way to register ZMC users with Zmanda Network.
Tip: Please register the Zmanda Management Console with the Zmanda Network to allow integration of ZMC with the Zmanda Network Knowledgebase.
The Admin Users page is divided into two panels.
The left panel (No. 1 above) let you create, edit, view and delete ZMC users.
The right panel (No. 2 above) registers a ZMC User with the Zmanda Network, allowing ZMC to integrate directly with the Zmanda Knowledgebase.
The default username and password for the Zmanda Management Console is admin/admin. You should change the password of the admin user as soon as possible.
Important note: The ZMC user has no relationship to the operating system user accounts or the Amanda backup user (amandabackup). ZMC does not use user/password information from NIS or LDAP.
This panel allows Users to link ZMC userid to an already registered Zmanda Network userid. Enter User name (email address) as provided during Zmanda network registration.
User name (email address) provided during Zmanda network registration.
Password for Zmanda network user name. Click the Add button to validate the Zmanda network user name. It is validated with Zmanda network and the User is added to the ZMC user list.
To Edit or Delete an existing user, click either the Edit or Delete Hyperlink in its row. If Edit is clicked, the contents of the row will be displayed in boxes above for editing. All Users can edit their own password or change the email address. Note : Users should have logged into ZMC either as the Administrator or as the User whose entry is being edited. If the currently logged in user has administrator privileges they can edit or delete any user (except their own account). If the currently logged in user has only operator privileges that can only delete their own account. Users are asked to confirm the delete operation. Admin.user cannot be deleted. Unlike other users its entry has no hyper link to the delete function.