Interactive command mode

This command starts pdadmin without any authentication that is required, where your access to other pdadmin commands is limited for unauthenticated users, such as context, errtext, exit, help, login, logout, and quit.

c:\> pdadmin

pdadmin> limited_pdadmin_command

This command starts pdadmin and login authentication is required before you can use other pdadmin commands. You can be prompted for both the administrator ID and the password:

c:\> pdadmin

pdadmin> login
Enter User ID:sec_master
Enter Password: secmstrpw

pdadmin sec_master> pdadmin_command

Or, you can be prompted for just the administrator password:

c:\> pdadmin

pdadmin> login -a sec_master
Enter Password: secmstrpw

pdadmin sec_master> pdadmin_command

Or, you can bypass being prompted, which is less secure because your password is visible:

c:\> pdadmin

pdadmin> login -a sec_master -p secmstrpw

pdadmin sec_master> pdadmin_command

To start pdadmin in interactive mode:

• With a login to a management or other domain.
• Where the ID and password are authenticated before access is permitted.
• Where user privileges are verified before users can issue commands.

For example, to log in to the management domain (Default) and authenticate, type:

pdadmin login -a admin_id -p password -m

pdadmin sec_master@Default> pdadmin_command

For example, to log in to another domain domain01 and authenticate, type:

rpdadmin login -a sec_master -p secmstrpw -d domain01

pdadmin sec_master@domain01> pdadmin_command