Default Netcool/OMNIbus users

When you run the database initialization utility (nco_dbinit) to create an ObjectServer, a set of default users is created.

The following table describes the default users, which are defined in the security.sql script.
Table 1. Default users
Username Description
root This user is created with an empty string as a password by default. You can reset the password by using Netcool®/OMNIbus Administrator, or the ALTER USER ObjectServer SQL command.
nobody This user is disabled and cannot be used to access the ObjectServer. Ownership of each alert in the alerts.status table is assigned to a user when the row is inserted. By default, probes assign rows to the nobody user.

The permissions that are assigned to the default users are shown in the following table.

Table 2. Default user permissions
Permission User root User nobody
Set enable or disable. No No
Set full name Yes No
Set a password Yes No
Set PAM Yes No
Assign or remove restriction filter. Yes Yes
Note: However, you cannot log on as a nobody user.
Drop user No No
Grant or revoke permission. No No
Be a member of a group. Yes Yes