User root at SSA-Project

n.kuehl · Post by **n.kuehl** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:32 am

Hi,
at a running WinCC project we want to switch to the OS auth user administration. For security reasons, the server-side auth (at first for UI only) should be used. Then, according to online help, it is no longer possible to use the user root: But how do you log into the gedi? What's the workflow without a user root?

Thanks for taking my stupid questions

adaneau · Post by **adaneau** » Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:01 pm

Hi,

If you havent changed anything in default users, "para" without password should make it. It basically have the same permissions as root in a default WinCC OA project. Then you should just create your own root user to be used.

BR
Alexandre

n.kuehl · Post by **n.kuehl** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:27 am

Hi,
but how do you log in with another username? I start an User Interface with paramenter "-m gedi" and the root password is asked. I cannot find a parameter like "-user para".

adaneau · Post by **adaneau** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:59 am

Hi,

You actually found the good option

-user username:password. if no password -user username .

So for you for example, -user para (in the ui option from console). You can also use the config entry username.

BR
Alexandre

n.kuehl · Post by **n.kuehl** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:09 pm

Thanks a lot! Should have tried it, but it's not explained in the online help... (probably because of the bad search

)

dbindernagel · Post by **dbindernagel** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:15 pm

This option can be found here in the help:
Reference tables > Manager options > General options

But I agree that it sometimes can be hard to find something in the help.
Searching for "user" does not find this page but "username" gives a hit...

Security