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Configuring accounts and passwords job aid
Table 8
List of pre-configured accounts
Account name Description
ntappadm This account is used for SIP core server software administration.
ntsysadm This account is used for system administration.
ntsecadm This account is used for security administration.
ntbackup This account is used for backup and restore administration.
ntdbadm This account is used for database administration.
Table 9
List of system accounts
Account name Description
root
This account is the root user on the system. This account is rarely
used.
ntossadm This account is accessed by software components from other
servers to gain access to OSS feeds.
nortelrps This account is accessed by the Nortel Regional Patch Selector
(RPS) patching system to deposit patches files onto the MCP
server.
bootloader This is not an actual account on the system. Rather, this refers to
the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), which is invoked by the
planar BIOS to boot the operating system. This password is used to
protect entry into the command line mode of the GRUB bootloader,
where system booting parameters are modified.
Reinstalling platform software
Use this procedure to restore a platform backup file from a remote server
during Linux installation. The platform backup file contains settings for the
Linux operating system and other information.
For information about backups and restores, see Nortel AS 5300
Administration (NN42040-600) .
WARNING
Backup data is specific to each server. Only restore platform
data to the server from which the backup data originated.
Application Server 5300
Nortel AS 5300 Installation
NN42040-300 01.04
4 November 2008
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