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DTACS Security
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The following table lists the three most important roles and account types available
on the DTACS system. The table also contains a description of their permission
levels.
on the DTACS system. The table also contains a description of their permission
levels.
Role/Account
Files
Commands
Database
Read
Write
Execute
Read
Write
Alter
Root
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
DTACS Role
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
DTACS Admin
Account
Account
Y
N
N
N
N
N
This section is a more detailed description of the roles and accounts available on the
DTACS Server.
DTACS Server.
root User
The root user is the system administrator account and has all privileges and rights.
Login access to the system using the root user is limited to direct local access,
such as from the local console.
such as from the local console.
You can switch to the root user from another account that is logged in locally or
remotely.
remotely.
You must use the root user to create all customer-specific login accounts.
The root user has permission to switch to the dtacs role.
The root user is the database administrator.
dtacs Role
The dtacs role is the DTACS application administrator and user.
You should perform all DTACS application activities (including starting and
stopping the DTACS applications, DTACS WUI access, DTACS application file
management, DTACS diagnostic script execution, and DTACS log configuration)
using the dtacs role.
stopping the DTACS applications, DTACS WUI access, DTACS application file
management, DTACS diagnostic script execution, and DTACS log configuration)
using the dtacs role.
You must use the dtacs role to start the Administrative Console.
Access to the dtacs role is limited to the root user and DTACS Administrator
accounts. These are the only accounts with permission to switch to the dtacs role.
accounts. These are the only accounts with permission to switch to the dtacs role.
You cannot login directly to the DTACS Server using “dtacs” and the dtacs role
password.
password.
DTACS now uses SFTP instead of FTP, because SFTP is a more secure method of
transferring data.
transferring data.