au-method

This command specifies the RBM authentication method.

Syntax

au-method method

Parameters

method
Sets the RBM authentication method. The default value is local.
client-ssl
Uses a SSL certificate from a connection peer. Requires validation credentials associated with the au-valcred command.
ldap
Uses an LDAP server. Requires information about the LDAP server with the au-server-host and au-server-port commands.
local
Uses the user configuration that is maintained on the local system. Does not access external resources.
XML file

Uses a locally stored RBM Info file. Requires the location of the file with the au-info-url command.

Guidelines

The au-method command sets the authentication method for RBM. The selected method must be fully configured before invoking this command.

If the admin account is not configured with all permissions, the admin account is locked out of the GUI. Use the CLI to change this circumstance.