Deploy Dell PowerFlex v3.6.x

Configure a non-root non-interactive sudo user

In Linux, you can deploy or extend PowerFlex with a non-root user. You must configure a non-root sudo user in non-interactive mode.

1. Create a user group named "admin".

   groupadd admin

2. Create a user named "non_root" and add it to the admin group.

   useradd -G admin non_root

3. Change the password of the non_root user.

   passwd non_root

   When prompted, enter the new password and then confirm it by entering it again.
4. Open the sudoers /etc/sudoers file for editing.

   vi /etc/sudoers

5. Search the sudoers file for "## Same thing without a password".

   :s/## Same thing without a password

6. In the line below the search result, add the text %admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL to the file.
7. Search the sudoers file for "Defaults requiretty", and replace it with Defaults ! requiretty.
8. Exit the vi editor by typing the following command to exit: :wq!
9. Create a hidden directory in the non_root user's home directory to store the SSH configuration.

   mkdir /home/non_root/.ssh

10. Copy the SSH configuration from the root user to the non_root user's directory.

    cp -rf /root/.ssh/* /home/non_root/.ssh/