Oracle Database Oracle Clusterware Installation Guide for HP-UX

Creating Custom Configuration Groups and Users for Job Roles
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– The -u option specifies the user ID, which must be the user ID that you
identified in the previous subsection
– The -g option specifies the primary group, which must be the Oracle
Inventory group; for example, oinstall
Note: If the user already exists, then use the usermod command
to modify it if necessary. If you cannot use the same user ID for the
user on this node, then view the /etc/passwd file on all nodes to
identify a user ID that is available on every node. You must then
specify that ID for the user on all of the nodes.
4. Set the password of the user. For example:
# passwd oracle
3.2 Creating Custom Configuration Groups and Users for Job Roles
A Custom configuration is a configuration with groups and users that divide access
privileges granted by membership in separate operating system groups and users.
Note: This configuration is optional, to restrict user access to Oracle
software by responsibility areas for different administrator users.
To allocate operating system user privileges to a minimum number of groups and
users, refer to Creating Standard Configuration Operating System Groups and Users
on page 3-1.
■ Overview of Creating Operating System Group and User Options Based on Job
Roles
■ Creating Database Operating System Groups and Users with Job Role Separation
Note: If you want to use a directory service, such as Network
Information Services (NIS), refer to your operating system
documentation for further information.
3.2.1 Overview of Creating Operating System Group and User Options Based on Job
Roles
This section provides an overview of how to create users and groups to divide access
privileges by job roles. Log in as root to create these groups and users.
■ Users for Oracle Installations with Job Role Separation
■ Database Groups for Job Role Installations
■ ASM Groups for Job Role Installations
3.2.1.1 Users for Oracle Installations with Job Role Separation
Oracle recommends that you create the following operating system group and users
for all installations where you create separate software installation owners: