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Configuring OVO
About Preconfigured Elements
Table 2-8 Default Applications for Operators (Continued)
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Applications opc_op netop itop
Start OVw ✓
Telnet (xterm) ✓
Test IP ✓
Virtual Terminal ✓ ✓
OVO Status ✓ ✓
OVO Templates ✓
a. Motif Sam application is not available on Solaris.
Enabling UNIX Users to Log into to the Managed Node Directly
By default, the UNIX user opc_op cannot log into the managed node
directly. This inability is indicated by an asterisk (*) in the password
field of /etc/passwd. Access to the OVO Virtual Terminal application, as
well as to other applications in the Application Desktop, is possible only
if the user is allowed to log into the managed node on which the
application is to be run.
To enable an operator to log into the managed node directly, you can use
one of the following methods:
❏ Create a Home Directory
Provide a $HOME/.rhosts entry on the managed node for every
UNIX user logged into the management server. $HOME is the home
directory of the executing user on the managed node.
❏ Create a Host Equivalent
On the managed node, provide a /etc/hosts.equiv entry for the
management server. This solution is preferable to the method above
if you log in or run applications on the managed node as many
different users.
❏ Create a Password
Set a password for the executing user on the managed node, if not yet
done. Use this password in the corresponding OVO windows.
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