Basic server administration

Once the installation has been completed, it's about time to complete some basic administration tasks. The most obvious one involves creating one or more users for managing your platform. Out of the box, a script called add-user.sh is provided along with your installation. The purpose of this script is to manage two different types of user:

  • Management users: users in charge of administrating your application server
  • Application users: users in charge of accessing your applications

Note

Important notice!

The add-user script uses a very simple file-based mechanism to store the users' information. This can be acceptable for basic security requirements. Real-world scenarios, however, would need to use more appropriate security ...

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