CLI – Switching to 'IBMSC' user mode

To start configuring Spectrum Connect, you must be logged in as the ibmsc user in the Linux® command prompt environment.

ibmsc is a user account that is automatically created after the installation, allowing you to carry out the Spectrum Connect CLI-based configuration and management operations.

If needed, you can set the password for accessing the ibmsc user account externally (for example, from a remote computer over SSH), as described in the following procedure.

To set a password for the ibmsc user:

  1. Log in to the Linux command prompt environment as a root user.
  2. Enter passwd ibmsc and then enter the password for the user account: 
    [root]# passwd ibmsc
Changing password for user ibmsc.
New password: **********
Retype new password: **********
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
[root]#
To switch to the IBMSC user, enter the su - ibmsc command:
[root]# su - ibmsc