When you first log in to the Novell Teaming site, you use admin as the Teaming administrator username and admin as the password. You should immediately change the password to one of your own choosing.
For optimum security, Novell Teaming should not run as the Linux root user. For example, if an intruder manages to assume the identity of the Teaming program, the intruder gains all the privileges of the commandeered process. If the process is running with root user privileges, the intruder has root access to your system. If the process is running as a user with minimal privileges, the intruder has only restricted access to your system. Therefore, your system is more secure if the Teaming program does not run as root. For example, you might want to create a user named teamingadmin for the Teaming program to run as. Linux users require a full name and a password.
In addition to creating a Linux user for the Teaming program to run as, you can also create a Linux group for that user to belong to. This enables the Teaming program to create directories and files with consistent ownership and permissions. For example, you might want to create a group named teamingadmin for the teamingadmin user to belong to. Groups do not require passwords.
As an alternative to creating a custom Linux username and group for Teaming, you can use the existing wwwrun username and the www group. This account is typically used to start Web server processes.
IMPORTANT:The non-root Linux username and group must exist before you start the Teaming Installation program. Instructions for creating the username and group are provided in Section 4.1.1, Performing Pre-Installation Tasks on Linux.