Sidewinder G2 6.1.1 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

Restoring access
to the Admin
Console
Restoring access to the Admin Console
Enabling and disabling authentication for the
administrative kernel
The following steps explain how to enable and disable authentication
for the administrative kernel. By default, administrative kernel
authentication is disabled. This is because it is generally assumed that
the Sidewinder G2 will be housed in a secure location that is not
easily accessible by non-administrators. If your Sidewinder G2 is
housed in an insecure area (that is, non-administrators could easily
gain access to the physical system), you should enable administrative
kernel authentication.
To enable or disable authentication for the administrative kernel,
follow the steps below.
1. Log in to the Admin Console, and select File Editor.
2. Click Start File Editor.
3. Select File -> Open.
4. In the Source field, select Firewall File.
5. In the File field, type /etc/ttys and click OK.
6. To enable or disable administrative kernel authentication, edit the
following line:
console /usr/libexec/getty pccons" ibmpc3 on secure
To require authentication, change the value to insecure.
To disable authentication, change the value to secure.
7. Select File -> Save to save your changes.
8. Select File -> Exit to close the file editor.
If an administrator accidentally configures the active rule group in a
way that prevents an administrator from logging into the Sidewinder
G2 (for example, moving the deny_all rule to the first position or
deleting certain access rules), the following procedure allows you to
regain access.
1. Reboot the Sidewinder G2 to the Administrative kernel. For information
on rebooting to the Administrative kernel, see “Powering-up the system
to the Administrative kernel” on page F-2.
Basic Troubleshooting F-3