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Managing NerveCenter Security

NerveCenter security allows access for two different groups. A NerveCenter administrator must add users to an appropriate user group before they can use NerveCenter.

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   On Windows, NerveCenter can be installed without security. If NerveCenter is installed without security, users do not need to enter a name and password when logging on to the server.

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On Windows, the NerveCenter Server authenticates users against the Windows built-in security. On UNIX, the NerveCenter Server authenticates users against the local machine or an NIS database. Membership in the appropriate groups determines what privileges users have within NerveCenter.

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   The user ID under which the NerveCenter Server runs on Windows must be a member of the NerveCenter Admins group. On UNIX, root must run the server; however, after the server initializes, control is given to the nervectr user, which is a member of ncadmins.

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Members of the ncadmins group on UNIX or the NerveCenter Admins group on Windows can configure NerveCenter and create and modify behavior models. Members of the ncusers group on UNIX or the NerveCenter Users group on Windows can monitor network status and reset alarms. For more details about privileges, see the section NerveCenter Login Rights on page 28.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Section	Description
Managing Security on UNIX	Explains how to add users to user groups on UNIX.
Managing Security on Windows	Explains how to add users to user groups on Windows.