Setting up your Run As credentials for the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Linux

SnapCenter uses Run As credentials to authenticate users for SnapCenter operations. You should create Run As credentials for installing the plug-in package and additional Run As credentials for performing data protection operations on databases.

1. In the left navigation pane, click Settings.
2. In the Settings page, click Run As Credentials.
3. Click New.
   
4. In the Run As Credentials page, enter the Run As account information:

   For this field…	Do this…
   Run As name	Enter a name for the Run As credentials.
   User name/Password	Enter the user name and password that are to be used for authentication. Domain administrator Specify the domain administrator on the system on which you are installing the SnapCenter plug-in. Valid formats for the Username field are: NetBIOS\UserName Domain FQDN\UserName Local administrator (for workgroups only) For systems that belong to a workgroup, specify the built-in local administrator on the system on which you are installing the SnapCenter plug-in. You can specify a local user account that belongs to the local administrators group if the user account has elevated privileges or the User Access control feature is disabled on the host system. The valid format for the Username field is: UserName
   Authentication Mode	Select the authentication mode that you want to use.
   Use sudo privileges	Select the Use sudo privileges check box if you are creating Run As credentials for a non-root user.

5. Click OK.