HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 76)

NOTE: If a task or task results are tied to a tool, by default the tool cannot be removed. The -x force
option is used in this case.
Modifying a TDEF
Modifying a TDEF allows users to customize the XML to align with their business. Each TDEF included can
be modified to fit with each customers business needs.
To modify a TDEF to execute as a different user, perform the following steps:
Procedure 17-4 Modifying a TDEF
1. Modify the Windows Systems Insight Manager tools to use the new user account as follows:
a.
Navigate to the tools directory.
Example: C:\Program Files\HP\Systems Insight Manager\tools
b. Search the tools directory for the tool to modify. Alternatively, you may create a tool definition file
from an existing tool using the mxtool command.
Example: mxtool - lf -t netstat > netstat.xml
c. Edit netstat.xml using a text editor. Find each execute-as-user line in the XML file.
Example: <execute-as-user>Administrator</execute-as-user>
d. (Optional) Change the revision attribute value for the tool type and name element or use the -x
force
option on the mxtool command line:
Example: In the SSA command tool sample code in the previous example, change
revision="1.0" to revision="1.1".
e. Run mxtool to update the tool definition:
Example: mxtool -m -f netstat.xml -x force.
2. Configure each managed system that is to run tools with the user account. If the current users account
was used to install OpenSSH, then the managed node should be correctly configured. If a different
account is used, then the administrator should either run the Configure or Repair Agents tool on the
systems (specifying the administrator or other account to be used by the SSH), or perform the following
steps:
a.
Add the administrator user to the passwd file using the “sshuser” utility on the managed system.
Example: sshuser -u MyUser -d MyDomain -f "C:\Program
Files\OpenSSH\etc\passwd"
b. Run mxagentconfig on the CMS to configure public key authentication for the administrator
user. Example: mxagentconfig -a -n <managed system> -u MyDomain\MyUser
NOTE: For more information about mxtool command parameters, see mxtool command parameters .
To view changes to TDEFs, refresh the Systems Insight Manager GUI by selecting the system list. A software
restart is not necessary.
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