Creating server authentications

Use server authentications to store the login information for sets of servers.

About this task

Assign each server a server authentication so that the Management Console can log in to the server with appropriate privileges. Server authentications separate the login information from the server records so that you can apply the same login information to more than one server.

To create a server authentication:

Procedure

  1. In the left panel of Build Forge, click Servers > Server Auth.
    The build system displays the list of existing server authentications at the top of the main content panel, and a blank Server Auth Details panel at the bottom.
    Tip: When you select a server authentication, the system populates the Server Auth Details panel with the selected server's authentication information. To clear the panel so that you can create a new authentication, click Add Server Authentication.
  2. In Name, type an authentication name, a logical name to identify the server authentication in the system.
  3. In Login, specify the server login name.
    Note: If the login name is from a domain user, include the domain in this field. For example, type: MYDOMAIN/joeuser.
  4. In Password, type the password.
  5. In Verified, retype the password.
  6. Click Save Server Authentication. The system stores a new server authentication with the name that you select.

Results

The build system stores a new server authentication with the name that you select.

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