Host Group (GHOST) Properties

Use the Host Group (GHOST class) properties windows for creating, modifying, or viewing a record of this class. Each record defines access rules for a group of hosts.
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Use the Host Group (GHOST class) properties windows for creating, modifying, or viewing a record of this class. Each record defines access rules for a group of hosts.
This window contains the following fields in the General tab:
  • Name
    Defines the name of the resource.
  • Comment
    Defines extra information that you want to include in the record. CA Privileged Identity Manager does not use this information for authorization.
    Limit:
     255 alphanumeric characters
  • Owner
    Defines the owner of a record.
This window contains the following fields in the Membership tab:
  • Add Member
    Opens a window listing all resources of the type that is available for this group.
This window contains the following fields in the Authorize tab:
  • Accessors
    Defines the access control list (ACL) for the resource. This list specifies services the local host can provide to the hosts in this host group, with a specified access authority.
    Each element in the access control list contains the following information:
    • Service/Port Name
      Defines a service name or a port number for the service that the local host can provide to the hosts in this host group record.
    • ACL
      Defines the access authority that the accessor has to the resource.
This window contains the following fields in the Audit tab:
  • Audit Modes
    Defines the types of access events that CA Privileged Identity Manager records in the audit log. You can select any combination of the following activities:
    • Audit Success
      Granted access requests.
    • Audit Failure
      Denied access requests (default).
    • Warning Mode
      Specifies whether Warning mode is enabled. When Warning mode is enabled on a resource, all resource access requests are granted. If an access request violates an access rule, a record is written to the audit log.
This window contains the following fields in the Information tab:
  • Update Time
    Displays the date and time when the record was last modified.
  • Updated By
    Displays the administrator who performed the update.
  • Create Time
    Indicate the date and time when a record gets created.