Linux System Tools - Process Steps

Add group

Use this step to add a user group to this Linux system.

Name	Type	Description	Required
New group name	String	The name of the group to be added.	Yes
Users to add to group	String	One or more users to add to the group. List each user on a separate line.	No

Use this step to add a user to this Linux system.

Name	Type	Description	Required
New user name	String	The name of the user to be added.	Yes
New users group	String	The name of an existing group to add the user to. Do not specify this property if the user is not being added to a group.	No

Use this step to set the ownership of the files and directories in the current working directory.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Excludes	String	A list of file patterns to use to exclude files that are not to be changed. Specify each pattern on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example */ matches all directories and files, and */test/ matches all files and sub folders in the test folder.	No
Includes	String	A list of file patterns to use to include directories and files to be changed. Specify each pattern each on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example */ matches all directories and files, and */test/ matches all files and sub folders in the test folder.	Yes
New Owner	String	The name of the new owner of the files.	No
Type	Enumeration	The file types for which to change owners. Specify both, file, or directory.	No

Use this step to reboot the Linux operating system.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Time	String	The time that the reboot is to occur. To start the reboot immediately, specify now. You can specify the number of minutes to wait before starting the reboot, by specifying +minutes. For example, +2, indicates to wait 2 minutes before the reboot starts. You can also specify an absolute time in this format: hh:mm. For example,entering 10:00 starts the reboot at 10:00 am.	No

Use this step to set the permissions of files and directories in the current working directory.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Excludes	String	A list of file patterns to use to exclude files and directories that are not to be changed. Specify each pattern on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example */ matches all directories and files, and */test/ matches all files and sub folders in the test folder.	No
Includes	String	A list of file patterns to use to include directories and files to be changed. Specify each pattern each on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example */ matches all directories and files, and */test/ matches all files and sub folders in the test folder.	Yes
Permission String	String	The permission string to apply to the matched files. For example, 0777 or a+x.	No
Type	Enumeration	The type of files on which permission is to be set. Specify both, file, or directory.	No

Use this step to update, add, or remove rules from the file system table (fstab).

Name	Type	Description	Required
Add/Update rules	String	A list of rules to be added or updated. List each rule on a separate line.	No
Backup file suffix	String	A specified value to be appended to the orginal file name so that a backup of the original fstab file is created.	No
File owner	String	The owner for the fstab file, for example, root:root. If no value is supplied, the new file owner is be based on the agent process ID.	No
File permissions	String	Enter the permission for the fstab file, for example, 644. If a value is not specified, the new file permissions are based on the umask value.	No
Remove rules	String	A list of devices to remove. List each device on a separate line. Do not specify the full fstab rule here, just the source device.	No
fstab file path	String	The the path, including the file name, to the fstab file if it is not located at `/etc/fstab`.	No