AIX RBAC
AIX® provided a limited RBAC implementation prior to AIX 6.1.
Beginning with AIX 6.1, a new implementation of RBAC provides for a very fine granular
mechanism to segment system administration tasks. Since these two
RBAC implementations differ greatly in functionality, the following
terms are used:
- Legacy RBAC Mode
- The historic behavior of AIX roles that apply to versions before AIX 6.1
- Enhanced RBAC Mode
- The new implementation introduced with AIX 6.1
Both modes of operation are supported. However, Enhanced RBAC Mode is the default on a newly installed AIX 6.1 system. The following sections provide a brief discussion of the two modes and their differences, and information on configuring the system to operate in the desired RBAC mode.