The CMS4 Console Window

The CMS window is a GUI-based administration interface that allows you to perform day-to-day operational and managerial duties for CMS4, either locally or remotely.

Use the CMS4 control window.

Accessing the CMS window is a privileged operation that is restricted to CMS administrators. After you log in for the first time, create at least one user in each of the default groups; see "Groups and Their Privileges".


Figure 5.6

Accessing the CMS Window

You access the CMS window from Netscape Console. To open the CMS window for a specific CMS instance:
  1. Double-click on the Server Group icon.

  2. Locate your CMS4 server in the navigation tree.

  3. Double-click on the icon representing your CMS4 server.

    • If the selected server is not running, you are asked to start the server first. In that case, start the server, and then repeat steps 2 through 4. For information on starting the server, see "Starting Certificate Management System".

    • If the selected server is running, you are prompted to authenticate to CMS4.


      Figure 5.8

  4. Enter the appropriate information:

    • User ID  Assuming you followed the instructions in the Wizard, this should be cmsadmin.

    • Password  Assuming you followed the instructions in the Wizard, this should be cmsadmin.
After a puase of several seconds, you should see the mian CMS4 Control window.

CMS Control Tabs

The CMS window has 3 main control tabs for 3 types of administration:
  • the Tasks tab
  • the Configuration tab
  • the Status tab


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