After you import a host into Bastionhost, you must create and configure an account for the host. This way, O&M personnel can log on to the host by using Bastionhost and perform O&M operations. This topic describes how to create and delete a host account in Bastionhost. This topic also describes how to modify the account settings of a host.

Create an account for a host

  1. Log on to your bastion host. For more information, see Log on to the console of a bastion host.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assets > Hosts.
  3. On the Hosts page, create an account for a host.
    • Create an account for a host
      1. Find the host for which you want to create an account and click Create Host Account in the Actions column.
      2. In the Create Host Account panel, configure the parameters such as Protocol, Logon Name, and Authentication Type. Create an account for a host
      3. Optional:Click Verify.

        You can click Verify to check whether the username and password that you specified for the account are valid.

      4. Click Create.
    • Create accounts for multiple hosts
      1. Select the hosts for which you want to create accounts.
      2. In the lower part of the page, choose Batch > Host Account > Add Account. Create an account
      3. In the Add Account dialog box, configure the parameters such as Authentication Type, Protocol, and Logon Name.
        Note When you create accounts for multiple hosts at a time, you do not need to verify the password.
      4. In the lower-part of the panel, click OK.

Modify the account settings of a host

  1. Log on to your bastion host. For more information, see Log on to the console of a bastion host.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assets > Hosts.
  3. On the Hosts page, find the host whose account settings you want to modify and click the name of the host.
  4. On the Host Account tab, find the host account whose settings you want to modify and click the logon name of the account.
  5. In the Edit Host Account panel, modify the account settings and click Save.

Delete a host account

If you no longer require a host account, perform the following steps to delete the account:

  1. Log on to your bastion host. For more information, see Log on to the console of a bastion host.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assets > Hosts.
  3. On the Hosts page, find the host whose account you want to delete and click the name of the host.
  4. On the Host Account tab, select the host account that you want to delete and click Delete below the list.
  5. In the message that appears, click Delete.