Novell iManager 2.7.5 Administration Guide - NetIQ

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2.2 Accessing iManager Accessing iManager varies based on the iManager version (server‐based or workstation) and the platform on which iManager is running. For information on installing iManager, see the Novell iManager 2.7.5 Installation Guide. 2.2.1 Accessing Server-based iManager To access server‐based iManager: 1 Enter one of the following in the Address (URL) field of a supported Web browser. Because iManager 2.7 uses only Tomcat 5/5.5 for its Web server requirements, on platforms other than Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) you must specify the Tomcat port as part of the iManager URL. The default URL to start iManager 2.7 is as follows: Secure URL: https://:8443/nps/iManager.html iManager 2.7 on the OES 2 platform uses the following default iManager URL: Secure URL: https:///nps/iManager.html Although slightly different iManager URLs might work on some platforms, Novell recommends using these URLs for consistency. 2 Log in using your user name, password and tree name. 2.2.2 Accessing iManager Workstation To access iManager Workstation: 1 Execute the appropriate iManager Workstation startup script. Linux: Navigate to the imanager/bin directory and execute ./iManager.sh. NOTE: If you plan to run iManager Workstation as a non‐root user in the future, do not run iManager as root the first time. Windows: Execute imanager\bin\iManager.bat. 2 Log in by using your user name, password, and tree name 2.3 Accessing NCP Server Objects To improve the performance of the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) server objects, the Modify Index Location option must be disabled. To disable the Modify index Location option: 1 Open the config.xml file from /webapps/nps/WEB-INF/config.xml. 2 Add the following content to the config.xml file. 12 Novell iManager 2.7.5 Administration Guide
3 Save the changes and restart Tomcat. For information about restarting Tomcat, see “Starting and Stopping Tomcat” on page 94. NOTE: To modify the indexes of the NCP server objects, go to Roles and Tasks > eDirectory Maintenance > Indexes > NCP Server Object > Indexes > Modify Index Location. 2.4 Access Modes When you start iManager, you are granted an access mode based on the rights youʹve been assigned. iManager has three access modes. The mode you are in is displayed on the iManager home page. Unrestricted Access: This is the default mode before RBS is configured. It displays all of the roles and tasks installed. Although all roles and tasks are visible, the authenticated user still needs the necessary rights to use the tasks. There is a setting that you can add to the config.xml file which forces Unrestricted Access, even if Role‐Based Services is installed. To force Unrestricted Access for all users, add this setting to \webapps\nps\WEB-INF\config.xml, then restart Tomcat: For information about restarting Tomcat, see “Starting and Stopping Tomcat” on page 94. NOTE: When using iManager in Unrestricted mode, you typically see the following message on the iManager Home Page: Notice: Some of the roles and tasks are not available. Clicking View Details might display a Not supported by current authenticators message for several of the tasks, even though the tasks work correctly. This message is misleading, and iManager removes these messages after you configure RBS. Assigned Access: Displays only the roles and tasks assigned to the authenticated user. This mode takes full advantage of the Role‐Based Services technology. Collection Owner: Displays all of the roles and tasks installed in the collection. If you are a collection owner, though you are not assigned specific roles, it allows you to use all the roles and tasks in the collection. Role‐Based Services must be installed in order to use this mode. Adding a group or user as a collection owner does not assign any RBS rights. To assign rights you must make explicit RBS role assignments or make trustee assignments. NOTE: When collection is assigned to a group, all the members of that group get the collection ownership. The collection owner sees all roles and tasks, regardless of role membership. 2.5 Authenticating Be aware of the following issues related to iManager authentication: • Section 2.5.1, “Tree Name Field,” on page 14 • Section 2.5.2, “Logging in to a Server without a Replica,” on page 14 Accessing iManager 13
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