Add trusted users in a standalone environment

Add trusted users to allow them to perform update operations on a protected system.

Run this command at the command prompt.

sadmin updaters add –u <username>

This table lists the supported arguments, descriptions, and examples.

Argument	Description
-u	Specify the `–u` argument to add a user as a trusted user. All update operations by the specified user name are allowed. You can add these types of user names as trusted users. Simple name For example `john_smith`. `sadmin updaters add –u john_smith` Domain name For example `john_smith@mycompany`. `sadmin updaters add –u john_smith@mycompany` Hierarchical domain name (domain name\user name) For example `mydomain\john_smith`. `sadmin updaters add –u mydomain\john_smith` Hierarchical local group name (local group name\user name) For example `mylocalGroup\john_smith`. `sadmin updaters add –u mylocalGroup\john_smith`. Note When you specify the –u argument, other arguments supported for sadmin updaters add command, such as -l, -p, -d, and –n are not applicable.
-t	Specify the –t argument to add a user with a tag name as an updater. Tag name is an identification label which is present in the logs for all files processed by this rule. `sadmin updaters add –t <tagname> –u <username>` `sadmin updaters add –t McAfee001 -u john_smith`

Argument

Description

-u

Specify the –u argument to add a user as a trusted user. All update operations by the specified user name are allowed.

You can add these types of user names as trusted users.

Simple name
For example john_smith.
sadmin updaters add –u john_smith
Domain name
For example john_smith@mycompany.
sadmin updaters add –u john_smith@mycompany
Hierarchical domain name (domain name\user name)
For example mydomain\john_smith.
sadmin updaters add –u mydomain\john_smith
Hierarchical local group name (local group name\user name)
For example mylocalGroup\john_smith.
sadmin updaters add –u mylocalGroup\john_smith.

Note
When you specify the –u argument, other arguments supported for sadmin updaters add command, such as -l, -p, -d, and –n are not applicable.

-t

Specify the –t argument to add a user with a tag name as an updater. Tag name is an identification label which is present in the logs for all files processed by this rule.

sadmin updaters add –t <tagname> –u <username>

sadmin updaters add –t McAfee001 -u john_smith