Creating a user on a Linux system

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You can use the console command interface or the GUI utility to create a user named itimuser on the computer on which the DB2® server is installed.

Before you begin

No special privileges are required for this user. Ensure that a password change is not required at the next logon and that the password never expires.

About this task

The IBM Verify Identity Governance Server uses the default user ID itimuser to access the database. You can also create your own user ID.

Procedure

There are two methods to create a user on a Linux® system:

Use the console command interface to enter the command:
```
useradd -d /home/itimuser -p password itimuser
```
The -d switch specifies the home directory. The entry itimuser specifies the user ID that is created.
Use the graphical User Manager application to create a user on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system:
1. Use one of these methods to create a user:
  - From the graphical User Manager application, select Applications > System Settings > Users and Groups. Or,
  - Start the graphical User Manager by typing redhat-config-users at a shell prompt.
  The Add User window opens.
2. Click Add User.
3. In the Create New User dialog box, enter a username, the full name of the user for whom this account is being created, and a password.
4. Click OK.

What to do next

Test the user access. Ensure that you can log on with the user ID itimuser without encountering a password reset.

Create the IBM Verify Identity Governance database.