HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration (secweb)

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool (secweb) is an easy-to-use tool for configuring system-wide and per-user values of security attributes of local and Network Information Service (NIS) users. The tool provides both web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Text User Interface (TUI). You can launch the tool from HP System Management Homepage (SMH) or HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM), or by using the secweb command.

The main features of the HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool are as follows:

Configure system-wide values of security attributes from the System Defaults tab.
Configure per-user values of security attributes of local users from the Local Users tab.
Configure per-user values of security attributes of NIS users from the NIS Users tab.
Preview commands that support the GUI actions, prior to execution.
View lock information of security attributes of local and NIS users.

Summary of Change

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool now supports the following:

Web-based interface (GUI)
New Text User Interface (TUI)
Long user name

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 June 2006?

The HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration tool now supports the following:

Improved look and feel in Text User Interface (TUI)
Long user name

Impact

There is no impact other than that previously listed.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

For more information, refer to the following:

Security Attributes Configuration Online Help
secweb(1M) manpage
sam(1M) and smh(1M) manpages

Obsolescence

Not applicable.