The first administrator to log in to the Solaris Management Console (SMC) on a specific server becomes responsible for setting up at least one account with the right of Primary Administrator (there can be more than one), and for providing specific rights to other users.
If you are that first administrator and, as prompted in the Login dialog box, you logged in as the root user, you should use the following steps to proceed. Your primary objectives are to create your own user account on this server (or modify an existing one) and to grant yourself the right of Primary Administrator. You will then be able to log in with your own user name, and have all the rights of the root user.
Begin in the left (Navigation) pane of the SMC by opening System Configuration and then Users.
Add Your Own User Account
(If you already have a user account on this server, proceed to "Grant the Primary Administrator Right.")
Under Users, select User Accounts. Then click Action->Add User->With Wizard.
Step through the wizard to create a user account with your user name. Proceed to the next step to grant rights.
Grant the Primary Administrator Right
Double-click your user account to open the User Properties tabbed
dialog box. Click the Rights tab.
In the Available Rights column, select Primary Administrator and then
click Add. This moves Primary Administrator into the Granted Rights column.
Click OK.
Now you have all the rights of the root user and can log in under your own user name.
Add User Accounts
Create additional user accounts. Then, open the User Properties
dialog box for each new account and grant the rights appropriate for
that account. You can grant, for example, the System Administrator
right to those you want to have most of the rights of the Primary
Administrator, except those related to security.
For information about a specific right, click that right in the Rights tab of the User Properties dialog box.
Add Groups and Mailing Lists
Follow the context-sensitive help that appears when you select Groups or Mailing Lists from the SMC left (Navigation) pane. Add groups appropriate for your organization. By setting up mailing lists now, you can add future user accounts to those lists, as recipients.
Create User Templates
Once you have set up the basic set of users, consider creating user templates. Templates make it easier to create multiple users; a named collection of user properties becomes your starting point for adding new users.
Set Up Administrative Roles
The Users tool provides two ways to grant rights to users. You can
grant rights directly to the user -- just as you granted yourself the
right of Primary Administrator.
Alternatively, you can create a role, by selecting Administrative Roles, and grant rights to that role. Then, you can create a list of users who are entitled to take on that role. When users assume a role, they relinquish the properties of their own user account and take on the properties, including the rights, of the role.