Creating a user

Explains how to create one or more user accounts for end-users that need access to Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart. You can specify whether a user account has read-only or full access rights to the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart modules.

1. Click Users Configuration in the Configuration tab. The User Configuration Tool window appears. By default, the following users appears in the Users tab:
   • pvuser - an anonymous user account that you can provide to any authorized person for access to Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart. By default, the pvuser user account belongs to the admin group and has read and write access rights to all modules. You can modify the pvuser user account.
     Note: You can choose the name for this user account during installation. For example, instead of pvuser, you can choose Jerry or operations. See the Installing Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager - Wireline Component for more details.
   • root - the user account for the person(s) responsible for managing the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart system on a network. By default, the root user account belongs to the admingroup and has read and write access rights to all modules. You cannot modify the root user account.
     Note: The daemon user is a special account used by database. You cannot modify this account.
2. Click New from the File menu. The New User window appears.
3. Enter the end user's operating system login name (in alphanumeric characters only) in the Login name box.
4. Optionally, enter the user's full name in the Full Name box.
5. Click on a group name in the Not member of box. For example, admin.
6. Click the left arrow button to add the user to that group. The group name you selected appears in the Member of box.
7. Click OK to accept your selections.
8. Repeat steps 2 through 6 to create as many user accounts as needed.
9. Grant the required user access rights to Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart modules.

   See the section entitled Granting rights to groups for instructions on granting user access rights to Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart modules.