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Endpoint Actions

Click an endpoint's host name in Targets → Endpoints to open its page. The page has a summary card, then the Local users table.

The Summary Card​

FieldWhat it shows
Host nameThe endpoint's name
DescriptionThe description you entered
OSThe operating system
Private IPThe machine's private address
Public IPThe machine's public address, if any
FQDNThe fully qualified domain name
StatusWhether AuthNull can reach it
Admin accountThe sudo account and its setup state
ReachabilityHow AuthNull reaches it, for example Managed via gateway name
Admin accountMeaning
username · Setup DoneSetup finished with this account
username · RunningSetup is in progress
username · FailedSetup failed. Fix the cause and use Re-run setup
None — reached through Authnull's service accountNo admin account is stored. AuthNull uses its own service account

Endpoint Page Menu​

The ⋮ menu at the top of the endpoint page offers:

ActionWhat it does
Add user…Creates a local account on the machine. See Add a User
Scan accountsReads the machine's local accounts now, instead of waiting for the hourly scan
Change gateway…Moves the endpoint to another gateway, which reaches it from then on
Update admin credential…Replaces the stored password or private key of the admin account
Re-run setupLogs in as the admin account and runs setup again. Shown only when an admin account is stored
Password SSH exceptions…Lists the accounts that may still log in to the machine directly with a password
Decommission…Stops new sessions, ends keys and grants, and removes AuthNull's setup from the machine

Endpoints List Menu​

Each row's ⋮ menu in the Endpoints list offers:

ActionWhat it does
Agent logsShows the agent's logs. Agent endpoints only
Add user…Creates a local account on the machine
Scan accountsReads the machine's local accounts now
Decommission…Starts decommissioning the endpoint
Finish with force…Finishes decommissioning in AuthNull only, for a machine that is gone or unreachable
Try the clean-up againRetries the clean-up on the machine after a failed decommission
RecommissionBrings a decommissioned endpoint back into use
note

Decommissioning keeps the endpoint's sessions, recordings and logs.