To start configuring Spectrum Connect, you
must be logged in as the ibmsc user in the Linux® command prompt environment.
About this task
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.
Procedure
To set a password for the ibmsc user:
- Log in to the Linux command prompt environment as a root user.
- 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]#
What to do next
To switch to the IBMSC user, enter the su - ibmsc command:[root]# su - ibmsc