cimauth(8)cimauth(8)NAMEcimauth - add, modify, remove, or list CIM namespace authorizations of
users
SYNOPSIScimauth-a -u username -n namespace [ -R ] [ -W ]
cimauth-m -u username -n namespace [ -R ] [ -W ]
cimauth-r -u username [ -n namespace ]
cimauth-l
cimauth-h
cimauth--help
cimauth--version
DESCRIPTION
The cimauth command manages read and write CIM namespace authorizations
of users. The operations are executed on the local host by submitting
requests to the CIM Server. If the value of the configuration property
enableNamespaceAuthorization is True , the CIM Server restricts access
to namespaces based on user authorizations configured via cimauth .
Changes to "Dynamic" authorization parameters does not require the CIM
Server to be restarted. "Non Dynamic" configuration properties (E.g.
enableNamespaceAuthorization ) can only be set as planned configuration
and the CIM Server needs to be restarted to realize the change. (See
cimconfig (8) for information on configuring the CIM Server.)
Options
The cimauth command recognizes the following options:
-a Adds read and/or write authorizations to the
specified user on the specified namespace. If
neither the -R nor the -W option is specified,
adds a read authorization by default.
-h, --help Display command usage information.
-l Lists all the authorizations configured in the
CIM Server.
-m Modifies authorizations of the specified user on
the specified namespace. If neither the -R nor
the -W option is specified, modifies the autho‐
rization to be a read authorization by default.
-n namespace Specifies the R namespace for the operation.
-r Removes authorizations of the specified user on
the specified namespace. If no namespaces are
specified, removes authorizations on all names‐
paces for the specified user.
-R Specifies read authorization on the namespace.
-u username Specifies the user for the operation. The speci‐
fied R username must represent a valid user on
the local host.
--version Display CIM Server version number.
-W Specifies write authorization on the namespace.
EXIT STATUS
When an error occurs, an error message is written to stderr and an
error value of 1 is returned. The following return values are returned:
0 Successful completion
1 Error
USAGE NOTE
The cimauth command requires that the CIM Server is running.
EXAMPLES
Add read authorizations to user "guest" on namespace "root/cimv2".
cimauth-a -u guest -n root/cimv2 -R
Add read and write authorizations to user "guest" on namespace
"root/system".
cimauth-a -u guest -n root/system -R -W
Modify authorizations of the user "guest" on namespace "root/system" to
read only.
cimauth-m -u guest -n root/system -R
Remove the authorizations of the user "guest" on namespace "root/sys‐
tem".
cimauth-r -u guest -n root/system
List all the authorizations configured in the CIM Server.
cimauth-l
SEE ALSOcimserver(8), cimconfig(8).
cimauth(8)