Impersonation - createAutomationPrincipal
Impersonation - createAutomationPrincipal
Description :
This command creates a new automation principal. It assigns the automation principal a name, description, principal identifier (OS specific name or SID), domain name and passphrase. This command returns the handle for the newly created automation principal.
Return type : DBKey
Command Input :
Variable Name | Variable Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | Name of the automation principal. |
description | String | Description of the automation principal. |
principal | String | OS specific principal identifier (user name or SID). |
domain | String | If the principal is a domain user, specify the domain name. Otherwise, pass in an empty string. |
passphrase | String | Passphrase of the principal. |
Examples :
Example
The following example creates a generic automation principal for the "CORP/Administrator" user.
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Example
The following example creates an automation principal that represents the credentials required to access an Active Directory server. Note that you need use the principal argument to pass in a fully distinguished name of a privileged LDAP directory user, in this case CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=sso,DC=bmc,DC=com.
You can use this command as part of the setup for the Active Directory user synchronization feature. For information about this feature, see the RBAC section of the BMC BladeLogic User Guide (Managing Access).
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