SET REGISTRATION (Set open or closed registration)

Use this command to require a system or policy administrator to register client nodes (closed registration) or to permit each user to register his own workstation as a client node with the server (open registration).

With closed registration, an administrator defines the following:
  • The node name and password for each workstation
  • The policy domain to which the client node belongs
  • Whether the user can choose to compress files before sending them to server storage
  • Whether the user can delete backup or archive files from server storage
With open registration, when a user accesses the server from an unregistered client node, the server prompts the user for a node name, password, and contact information, and registers the workstation. The server sets the following defaults:
  • Each client node is assigned to the policy domain named STANDARD
  • Each user defines whether data compression is used before files are sent to server storage
  • Each user is allowed to delete archived files from server storage. The user cannot delete backup files
  • The authentication method is based on the DEFAULTAUTHENTICATION server setting.
  • SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is required for registering client nodes that authenticate with an LDAP directory server.
  • The administrator can reassign domains or change node attributes using the UPDATE NODE command

Existing registered client nodes are not affected by changes in the registration process.

Use the QUERY STATUS command to display the status of registration. At installation, this value is set to CLOSED.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege, unrestricted policy privilege, or restricted policy privilege for the policy domain to which the client node belongs.

Syntax

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>>-Set REGistration--+-Closed-+--------------------------------><
                     '-Open---'   

Parameters

Closed
Specifies that client nodes must be registered by a system or policy administrator.
Open
Specifies that users can register their workstations as client nodes with the server.

Example: Set the policy so only administrators can register client nodes

Issue the following command to limit client node registration to a policy or system administrator.
set registration closed

Example: Set the policy so users can register client nodes

Issue the following command to allow users register as client nodes to the server.
set registration open

Related commands

Table 1. Command related to SET REGISTRATION
Command Description
QUERY STATUS Displays the settings of server parameters, such as those selected by the SET commands.