Creating user for the Nagios Core web interface

The default user ID used to log in to the Nagios Core web interface is nagiosadmin and the password is PASSW0RD (with a zero). More accounts can be created, or the password can be updated by using the command line.
To create a new user ID or update a password using htpasswd, complete the following steps:

1. To create the joe_user user ID, complete the following steps:
   • • Type the following command and press Enter:

        [root@puremgr ~]# htpasswd /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users joe_user

     • When prompted, type a password and press Enter.
     • When prompted, retype the password and press Enter.

   The following message is displayed
   Adding password for user joe_user

2. To update the password for the user ID for joe_user, follow these steps:
   1. 1. Type the following command and press Enter:

         [root@puremgr ~]# htpasswd /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users joe_user

      2. When prompted, type the new password and press Enter.
      3. When prompted, retype the new password and press Enter.

   The following message is displayed
   Updating password for user joe_user

3. To delete the joe_user user ID, type the following command and press Enter:

   [root@puremgr ~]# htpasswd -D /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users joe_user

   The following message is displayed 
   Deleting password for user joe_user

4. To specify a password by using the -b flag, type the following command and press Enter:

   [root@puresecurity ~]# htpasswd -b /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users new_userid my_password

   The following message is displayed
   Adding password for user new_userid