User account validity definition in clustered computer systems
First Claim
1. A method of defining user account validity in a cluster of computer systems, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a centralized management system for said cluster; and
using said centralized management system to maintain a record indicating, for each user of the cluster, whether the user is valid on each of the computer systems in the cluster.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method of and system for defining user account validity in a cluster of computer systems. The method comprises the steps of providing a centralized management system for said cluster; and using said centralized management system to maintain a record indicating, for each user of the cluster, whether the user is valid on each of the computer systems in the cluster. Preferably, the step of using said centralized management system includes the step of using said centralized management system to create a user account validity definition, and to identify in said definition which ones of the users are valid on which ones of the computer systems.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of defining user account validity in a cluster of computer systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a centralized management system for said cluster; and
using said centralized management system to maintain a record indicating, for each user of the cluster, whether the user is valid on each of the computer systems in the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for defining user account validity in a cluster of computer systems, the system comprising
a centralized manager for said cluster; - and
said centralized manager including means to maintain a record indicating, for each user of the cluster, whether the user is valid on each of the computer systems in the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for defining user account validity in a cluster of computer systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a centralized management system for said cluster; and
using said centralized management system to maintain a record indicating, for each user of the cluster, whether the user is valid on each of the computer systems in the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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