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Using Local-User Authentication

If you opt to use Local-User Authentication, you can authenticate specific users on a per-server basis. Local users of a server are users that have an account on a specific system where the Web server resides. If a cluster has several Web servers included and you only have an account on one, for example, then you can add the cluster to your ClusterCATS Explorer view, but you will only have access to the server where you have an authorized account.

Local-user authentication is turned on or off on the Cluster Properties Access box.

To enable local-user authentication:

  1. Right click the cluster you want in the ClusterCATS Explorer and select Properties from the popup menu.
  2. Click the Administration tab on the cluster properties dialog.

  3. In the Authentication Mode drop down list box, select Local User.
  4. Enter a user name and password and click OK. Local Authentication for the specified user in the selected cluster is enabled. Only authorized administrators can add the cluster to their ClusterCATS Explorer view.

Make sure all authorized users for Local User Authentication have an account on each machine running the IIS server and are listed in a local group with the name BT_clustername where clustername is the name of the cluster. Alternatively, authorized users can also be administrators listed in the Administrator's Group (on each machine running the IIS server).

To disable authentication:

  1. In the ClusterCATS Explorer window, right click on a cluster icon. Select Configure > Administration.
  2. In the Cluster Properties dialog box (Administration tab), select Disable authentication in the Authentication field. Authentication is now disabled.

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