# Using the Security Manager

Note: You cannot use the Security Manager in startable-CD mode or when using the ServeRAID Manager as a plug-in application.

You can use the Security Manager to give users the ability to configure and view controller information from remote systems.

The Security Manager is enabled by default. You must configure at least one user name and password before any user can connect to the local system. To disable the Security Manager, click Actions Disable security. If you disable the Security Manager, any user can establish a connection with the local system and modify the RAID subsystem. This might create security concerns in a working environment.

- If the Security Manager is enabled, is on the tab.
- If the Security Manager is disabled, is on the tab.

Use the following actions in the Security Manager to manage users' ability to configure and view your local system:

- Add a user
- Delete a user
- Modify a user

The first time you open the Security Manager, the Manager prompts you to type an Admin (administrator) password. Either type a password or click Cancel to not have an Admin user.

## The Security Manager interface

The Security Manager consists of the following:

Toolbar
  Provides quick-path icons for common tasks.
Security list
  Displays the users with access to this system.
Security event viewer
  Displays status information for the Security Manager.

  In addition to displaying the events in the event viewer, the Security Manager appends each event to a logging file, RAIDSEC.LOG. If this file exceeds 200 KB, the Manager copies the file to RAIDSEC.OLD and creates a new RAIDSEC.LOG. If there is a RAIDSEC.OLD already, the Manager overwrites it.

## More information

- Adding a user in the Security Manager
- Deleting a user in the Security Manager
- Modifying a user in the Security Manager
- The Security Manager menubar
- The Security Manager toolbar
- Using the ServeRAID Manager agent

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