Cisco Headend System Release 3.2 Installation Guide

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Appendix A 
Managing DTACS User Accounts 
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4  Type projdel user.[username] and press Enter. The system removes the user 
from the /etc/project file. 
Note: Substitute the user's name for [username]. Do not type the brackets [ in 
the command. 
5  Is the user you are deleting a Regular User? 
 
If yes, type groupdel [username] and press Enter. The system deletes the 
group associated with that user. 
Note: Substitute the user's name for [username]. Do not type the brackets [ ] 
in the command. 
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If no, you are finished with this procedure. 
Important: Even when you delete a user, the user's name still exists in the password 
history file. We recommend that you do not edit this file.  
If you delete a user, then add the same user again, the user's old password history 
remains in effect and the password history file contains the user's last five 
passwords. The user cannot change their password to one of the five passwords in 
the password history file.  
 
Database Access 
The following permissions are set up by default on the DTACS database: 
 
root user: DBA, connect, resources 
 
dtacs role: Connect and select, insert, update and delete tables 
 
dtacsSSH: Connect and select tables  
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public: No access 
Follow these steps to see a list of users and their access privileges. 
1  Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server. 
2  Log into the DTACS Server as a dtacs user. 
3  Type listdbusers and press Enter. A list similar to the following displays: