Adding sudo Users with Root Privileges on a UNIX Client

You can install the Metallic software as a sudo user with root privileges. The sudo user must be added to the /etc/sudoers file.

Before You Begin

• For HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris computers, install sudo on the client before adding a sudo user.

• On Solaris computers, edit the /etc/default/login configuration file and set the "PATH=" variable to the directory where sudo is installed.

Procedure

1. Log on to the client computer as root.

2. Open the /etc/sudoers configuration file in editable mode by using the following command:

   visudo

3. Add the sudo user.

   • If you want users to perform all UNIX commands as root users, enter the following:

     sudouser ALL=(ALL) ALL

     To remove the password prompt during the computer login, specify NOPASSWD: ALL as follows:

     sudouser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

   • If you want users to only run Metallic commands as root users, enter the following:

     ## Allow users to install and run Metallic commands
     
     Cmnd_Alias DVDINSTALLCMDS =/package_location/cvpkgadd
     
     Cmnd_Alias DVDUNINSTALLCMDS =/usr/bin/cvpkgrm
     
     ## Path to the Metallic installation directory
     
     Cmnd_Alias INSTALLDIRCMDS =/opt/metallic/*
     
     ## Path to the scripts and binaries needed for the push install
     
     Cmnd_Alias CVPUSH =/opt/seed/*, /opt/metallic/*, /opt/metallic/installer/*, /opt/metallic/Base/*, /usr/bin/metallic, /usr/local/bin/metallic, /usr/bin/cvpkgrm, /usr/local/bin/cvpkgrm
     
     sudouser ALL = DVDINSTALLCMDS, DVDUNINSTALLCMDS, INSTALLDIRCMDS, CVPUSH, /bin/sh, /usr/bin/metallic

     where package_location is the path to the package.

     Note: The default Metallic installation directory is /opt/metallic. If your setup uses an alternate installation directory, use that alternate directory in the above commands.