How to console Management server

[ciscotech4u]

Dear All,

We have checkpoint management station installed and through that we manage our two internet check point firewalls.I can access check point management station NGX which runs on secure platform using smart dashboard client R60. so far so good ..

We need to take the back up of the management server policies . My question is

can we do that using smart dashboard ?
Also i am not able to do SSH on management server using my dashboard Id which have administrative access.

if i need to do SSH to the management server then do i need different log in ID ?

Please help ,appreciate your expert advice.
thanks,nadir

[abusharif]

Hey Nadir,

1) you cant do real backup via GUI. You can do db revision etc and create policy packages, but entire backup of mgmt module should be done with upgrade_export command on the module.

2) ssh via dashboard? Maybe i missunderstand ur question but for ssh you need a ssh client for example putty to connect to you mgmt module (if ur mgmt module is run on splat or nokia.) Admin account u use for connecting via dashboard does not share user db with operating system, meaning that u need to define user accounts you want to use with ssh on the operating system of your mgmt module.

[ciscotech4u]

dear Abusharif,

thanks for your prompt reply..

I am comfortable in the back up part , we have scripts that we use in our organizaion and that will solve the purpose.but before doing back up i need to access management server operation system and i cannot do SSH (i am using putty client)

you said for that

" define user accounts you want to use with ssh on the operating system of your mgmt module."

how can i create user account ? do u have any document ?
i am guessing that i can create user account using smart dashboard client because i have access for that..

thanks,nadir khan

[Joncon]

ciscotech4u,

What O/S is running on your management station (IPSO, SPLAT, Windows etc)?

Joncon

[abusharif]

Originally Posted by ciscotech4u

dear Abusharif,

thanks for your prompt reply..

I am comfortable in the back up part , we have scripts that we use in our organizaion and that will solve the purpose.but before doing back up i need to access management server operation system and i cannot do SSH (i am using putty client)

you said for that

" define user accounts you want to use with ssh on the operating system of your mgmt module."

how can i create user account ? do u have any document ?
i am guessing that i can create user account using smart dashboard client because i have access for that..

thanks,nadir khan

its regular linux as underlying operating system.
To add user in splat login, enter expert mode by typing expert

after that use: adduser username

[ciscotech4u]

Dear jason ,

thanks for your respone ..


it;s SPLAT.

thanks,nadir

[ciscotech4u]

Originally Posted by abusharif

its regular linux as underlying operating system.
To add user in splat login, enter expert mode by typing expert

after that use: adduser username

that is my problem ...i don;t have the log in id of management server operating system ..so i cannot log in to expert mode...i have only
log in of secure remote management dashboard client which uses GUI .

thanks,nadir

[ciscotech4u]

Originally Posted by Joncon

ciscotech4u,

What O/S is running on your management station (IPSO, SPLAT, Windows etc)?

Joncon

dear jancon,
it's SPLAT..

[kva.kva]

Password Recovery on SecurePlatform

expert password recovery on SecurePlatform


About backup. May be it's possible to create backup via SmartPortal.

[abusharif]

Originally Posted by ciscotech4u

that is my problem ...i don;t have the log in id of management server operating system ..so i cannot log in to expert mode...i have only
log in of secure remote management dashboard client which uses GUI .

thanks,nadir

Have you lost your password to admin account on SPLAT?
If so see kva.kva's thread above.

Without admin access to the operating system you "can't" add new users. There is no way of doing this via smartdashboard.

[ciscotech4u]

i was able to recover PWD usiing KYA.KYa suggestion and thanks to all for helping on this ...nadir