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Tutorial - Creating and Associating a Shared Account

Tutorial - Creating and Associating a Shared Account

Feb 18, 2025

 

In this tutorial, you will:

  • Create a Shared Account with Password Authentication for a Local Server.

  • Assign a Shared Account to a Local Server via Shared Accounts Service.

  • Assign a Shared Account to a Local Server via Local Servers Service.

  • Create a Shared Account with SSH Key Authentication for a Local SFTP Server.

  • Disable a Shared Account.

Create a Shared Account with Password Authentication for a Local Server

Step 1

From the UDMG Admin UI navigation pane, select Shared Accounts. The Shared Accounts list displays.

Step 2

Click the Add icon (

) above the Shared Account tab.

Step 3

The Shared Account Details displays:

SFTP

  • In the Account Name field, enter stonebranch-01. The Account Name is only for display and reference inside UDMG.

  • In the Login Name field, enter stonebranch-01. The Login Name is the name for authentication; for example, the expected SFTP user name. 

  • In the Password field, enter any value for instance ChangeMe.

  • In the Member of Business Service fields, select the appropriate one. 

FTPES

  • In the Account Name field, enter stonebranch-10. 

  • In the Login Name field, enter stonebranch-10. 

  • In the Password field, enter any value for instance ChangeMe.

  • In the Member of Business Service fields, select the appropriate one. 

Step 4

Click the Save icon (

). The shared account now displays in the Shared Accounts list. 

Assign a Shared Account to a Local Server - Shared Accounts Service

Step 1

To create a local server follow Tutorial - Creating and Manually Starting an SFTP Server or Tutorial - Creating and Manually Starting an FTPES or FTPS Server.

SFTP: stonebranch-sftp-01, stonebranch-sftp-02

FTPES: stonebranch-ftpes-01 

Step 2

From the UDMG Admin UI navigation pane, select Shared Accounts. The Shared Accounts list displays.

Select the newly created SFTP user stonebranch-1 or FTPES user stonebranch-10.

Step 3

Select the Local Servers tab. The list of associated Local Servers displays. 

Initially, the account is created without any reference and cannot be used for authentication to any of the local servers.

By associating it with 1 or more local servers, it is allowed for each of them. 

Step 4

Select the Pencil icon to associate a Local Server to the Shared Account.

Step 5

Search for stonebranch-ftpes-01 and add using the 

arrow. Click the Save changes button. 

Step 6

The Local Server list is updated for the account

 

Assign a Shared Account to a Local Server - Local Servers Service

Step 1

To create a local server follow Tutorial - Creating and Manually Starting an SFTP Server or Tutorial - Creating and Manually Starting an FTPES or FTPS Server.

SFTP: stonebranch-sftp-01, stonebranch-sftp-02

FTPES: stonebranch-ftpes-01 

Step 2

From the UDMG Admin UI navigation pane, select Local Servers. The Local Servers list displays.

Step 3

Select the correct server record. The server details are populated on the Details tabs.

Select the Accounts tab.

Step 4

Select the Pencil icon to add a shared account to the local server.

Step 5

Search for the correct shared account and add using the

arrow. For the SFTP server,  stonebranch-01. For the FTPES server, stonebranch-10.

 

Click the  Save changes button. 

Step 6

It's now possible to connect to the SFTP server with these account credentials:

$ sftp -P 4100 stonebranch-01@0.0.0.0 stonebranch-01@0.0.0.0's password: Connected to 0.0.0.0. sftp> ls sftp-01-in

 

 

It's now possible to connect to the FTPES server with these account credentials.

For example with FileZilla:

FileZilla Log
19:22:15    Status: Resolving address of ftpes.example.com 19:22:15    Status: Connecting to x.x.x.x:4200... 19:22:15    Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message... 19:22:15    Response:   220 UDMG-FTP-2.0.0.0 19:22:15    Command:    AUTH TLS 19:22:15    Response:   234 AUTH command ok. Expecting TLS Negotiation. 19:22:15    Status: Initializing TLS... 19:22:15    Status: Verifying certificate... 19:22:15    Status: TLS connection established. 19:22:15    Command:    USER stonebranch-01 19:22:15    Response:   331 OK 19:22:15    Command:    PASS ******** 19:22:16    Response:   230 Password ok, continue 19:22:16    Command:    CLNT FileZilla 19:22:16    Response:   200 Good to know 19:22:16    Command:    OPTS UTF8 ON 19:22:16    Response:   200 I'm in UTF8 only anyway 19:22:16    Command:    PBSZ 0 19:22:16    Response:   200 Whatever 19:22:16    Command:    PROT P 19:22:16    Response:   200 OK 19:22:16    Status: Logged in 19:22:16    Status: Retrieving directory listing... 19:22:16    Command:    PWD 19:22:16    Response:   257 "/" is the current directory 19:22:16    Status: Directory listing of "/" successful