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title: "SYS: How do I allow Promenu administration access?"
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| <span style="color: #003366">**APPLICATION AFFECTED:**</span> | ProStix |
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| <span style="color: #ff0000">**PROSTIX CATEGORY: **</span><span style="color: #ff0000"><sup>** **</sup></span> | System Administration |
| <span style="color: #003366">**QUESTION:**</span> | SYS: How do I allow Promenu administration access? |
| <span style="color: #003366">**ANSWER:**</span> | Specifically this means providing access to the restricted options in Promenu.<br>This is done by editing a unix file using the unix "vi" text editor. You first of all need to be logged in as a user that already has admin access, such as root or master, so that you can select Promenu option #10 Unix Shell. Then:<br>1. <span style="color: #000000">From the unix prompt, change to the Promenu directory and backup the mnu_security file, as follows:</span>  
**<span style="color: #000000">cd /prostix/bat/menu</span>**  
**<span style="color: #000000">cp -p mnu_security  </span>**<span style="color: #000000">**mnu_security.bak **</span>
2. Edit the file using the ''vi" command:  
**vi mnu_security**
3. Press **<Enter>** to get down to the line beginning 'ADM_USERS'
4. Press **A** (shift-a) to append to the end of the line
5. Type the new person's unix login name
6. Press **<Esc>** to escape from append mode
7. Type **':x'** to exit and save.<br>> Macro (nested-table)<br>Next time that user logs into the unix server, the restricted Promenu admin options should now be available.<br>If you accidentally mess up the mnu_security file, restore the backup version as follows:<br>**cp mnu_security.bak mnu_security** |
| <span style="color: #003366">**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REFER TO:**</span> | Introduction to Linux, Using the Vim text editor:<br>[http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_06_02.html](http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_06_02.html) |
| <span style="color: #003366">**IF THIS FAQ DOESN'T RESOLVE YOUR**</span>**<span style="color: #003366"> ISSUE:</span>** | Contact <span style="color: #003366">[<u>Sterland Support</u>](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=CS&title=Sterland%20Support)</span>. |