User management in Linux
The following table explains how Okta Privileged Access manages users on Linux servers.
Area | Notes |
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Usernames |
By default, Okta Privileged Access creates server usernames that follow the most restrictive Linux naming conventions. Usernames can contain lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), dashes (-), and underscores (_), can't be a reserved name, and have a maximum length of 32 characters. In the event a username collision occurs, an attempt is made to differentiate between users by appending a number to the server username. |
Server account permissions |
The permissions that users are assigned when they log into server resources with their individual accounts are restricted to end user, non-administrative permissions. |
User creation |
Users are created and configured on Linux using standard tools, such as useradd and groupmod. |
User and group updates |
Standard tools are used to manage user and group updates, such as usermod, groupadd, and groupmod. |
User deletion |
Users are deleted with userdel. |