How do I get a dump of all user account data for a Unix agent? (NETIQKB49398)

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How do I get a dump of all user account data for a Unix agent?

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Can I view all Unix user account data together in one VM report?

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NetIQ Vulnerability Manager 5.5

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NetIQ Security Agent for Unix 5.5

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Using the Security Check Wizard, you can create a custom security check in Vulnerability Manager that returns all user account data for a Unix agent.

To create a custom check to return all user account data:

1. Open the Vulnerability Manager console.
2. Expand Security Knowledge > Security Checks > My Checks.
3. Right-click My Checks and select New Security Check to open the Security Check Wizard.
4. Under Platform, select UNIX.
5. In the Object window, expand Host > User.
6. Click User and then click Next.
7. In the Available Attributes column, CTRL-click the following attributes:



• User Name
• User ID
• Primary Group ID
• Home Directory
• Shell
• Local or Remote Account
• Minimum Days before Password Change Allowed
• Maximum Days before Password Change Allowed
• Number of Warning Days before Password Expires
• Last Login Time


8. Click > to move the selected attributes to the Attributes to Check column.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Next again in the Filter, Parameters, and Scoring Method windows.
11. Type a name and description for the new check in the Check Name and Brief Description fields.
12. In the Category list, select User/Groups.
13. Click Finish.

You can now either include the new check in a policy template or run it separately as a stand-alone check.

Formerly known as NETIQKB49398