SET DEFAULTAUTHENTICATION (Set the default authentication method for REGISTER NODE and REGISTER ADMIN commands)

Use this command to set the default password authentication method for nodes and administrators that are the result of REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN commands.

If you specify LDAP, you establish the default value for authenticating to an external directory for any new REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN commands. This command makes it easier to register nodes or administrators when you use an LDAP directory server.

Tip: The default authentication setting can be overwritten when the authentication method is specified in a REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN command.

Privilege class

To issue this command you must have system privilege.

Syntax

Parameters

LOcal: Specifies that any future REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN commands that you issue use LOCAL as the default authentication parameter value. Locally-authenticated passwords are those stored on the IBM Spectrum Protect server. The passwords authenticated locally are not case sensitive.
LDap: Specifies that any future REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN commands that you issue use LDAP as the default authentication parameter value. LDAP-authenticated passwords are those stored on an LDAP directory server and are case sensitive.

Example: Set the default password authentication value to LDAP

Specify that any REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN commands that you issue authenticate passwords with an LDAP directory server.

set defaultauthentication ldap

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to SET DEFAULTAUTHENTICATION
Command	Description
SET LDAPPASSWORD	Sets the password for the LDAPUSER.
SET LDAPUSER	Sets the user who oversees the passwords and administrators on the LDAP directory server.
SET LDAPUSER	Sets the user who oversees the passwords and administrators on the LDAP directory server.
REGISTER ADMIN	Defines a new administrator.
REGISTER NODE	Defines a client node to the server and sets options for that user.