Create Function--Create a Remote User Authorization¶
In netutil non-interactive mode, you can use the create function to create a remote user authorization.
This function has the following format when used to create a remote user authorization:
- type
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Specifies the type of entry. Valid values are:
- global
-
Indicates that the object is available to all users on the local node.
- private
-
Indicates that the object is available to a single user.
- vnode
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Identifies the virtual node name associated with this authorization.
- login
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Identifies the name of the account to be used on the remote instance's host machine.
-
If you are authorizing access to the remote instance using an Installation Password, an asterisk (*) must be entered into this field.
- password
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Identifies the remote instance's Installation Password, the password of the remote account, or the DBMS password, depending on the method of authorization.
Examples: Create a Remote User Authorization
This command creates a private authorization for vnode “payroll” for user Jane:
This command creates a global authorization for vnode “accounting” using an Installation Password:
Note
Any previously existing authorization of the specified type is replaced by the execution of this line.
Note
Private authorizations are created for the currently logged-in user or for the user identified by the -u flag. Only a user with the GCA privilege NET_ADMIN can create a global authorization.