Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
Chapter 2 User Accounts and Roles
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5 Type the new password again and press Enter. The system compares the two
password entries.
6 Did the "They don't match, sorry" message appear?
If yes, the two passwords do not match. Go back to step 3 and re-type the
command.
command.
If no, the system prompt is returned. You are finished with this procedure.
Removing the dncs Role From a User Account
Use this procedure to remove the dncs role from an existing user.
Important: This procedure removes ALL roles from the user account. If this user
account is assigned to multiple roles, you will need to reassign those roles to the user
account after completing this procedure.
1 Log into the system as root:
account is assigned to multiple roles, you will need to reassign those roles to the user
account after completing this procedure.
1 Log into the system as root:
a
At the prompt, type
su -
and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
2 In an xterm window, type
roles [user name]
and press Enter.
Note: Substitute the user's name for [user name]. Do not type the brackets [ ] in
the command.
Result: The system displays the roles currently granted to the user, if any. If the
dncs role has been assigned to the user, continue with this procedure.
the command.
Result: The system displays the roles currently granted to the user, if any. If the
dncs role has been assigned to the user, continue with this procedure.
3 In the xterm window, type
usermod -R "" [user name]
and press Enter.
Note: Substitute the user account name for [user name]. Do not type the brackets
[ ] in the command.
Example: Type
[ ] in the command.
Example: Type
usermod -R "" jmodelo
and press Enter to remove the dncs
role from user account jmodelo.
Result: The system removes all roles from the user account. Any remaining roles
listed in step 2 must be re-added to the system.
Result: The system removes all roles from the user account. Any remaining roles
listed in step 2 must be re-added to the system.
Disable Access to the Administrative Console
Use this procedure to disable web access to the Administrative Console for an
existing user.
1 Log into the system as root:
existing user.
1 Log into the system as root:
a At the prompt, type
su -
and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
2 Open the /etc/apache2/user-conf/SAIdncs.digest file with a text editor.
3 Delete the entire line that contains the username to be deleted.
4 Save and close the SAIdncs.digest file.
3 Delete the entire line that contains the username to be deleted.
4 Save and close the SAIdncs.digest file.