Logging in to the TLC Console

Logging in from the Windows Start Menu

To log in to the TLC Console:

1. Select Start > Programs > Tripwire Log Center > Console.
2. Complete the Tripwire Log Center Login dialog (see Table 8) and click Login.

Table 8. Fields in the Tripwire Log Center Login dialog

Field

Description

Authentication Type

The method by which TLC will authenticate your user account, as configured in the Authentication tab of the Manager properties dialog in the TLC Console. For more information about authentication methods, see Working with Managers.

Notes: If the Authentication tab has yet to be configured by your TLC administrator, the only available authentication type will be Internal.

If you select Single sign-on, the Username and Password fields will be disabled.

Username and Password

Enter one of the following:

The username (i.e. 'Administrator') and password entered for the default Administrator account in the Manager Service Credentials page of the TLC Manager Configuration Wizard (see Installing TLC Manager on your Primary Manager), or

The username and password for a TLC user account provided by your TLC Administrator.

Hostname/IP

The host name or IP address of your Primary Manager.

Port

The port on which the Primary Manager is listening (default = 8717).

To view the Hostname/IP and Port fields, click More.

Logging in from a Command Line

Note 

If 'Single sign-on' has been enabled in the Authentication tab of the Manager properties dialog in the TLC Console, you cannot log in to the TLC Console from a command line. For more information about authentication methods, see Working with Managers.

To log in to the TLC Console from a command line, enter:

<TLC_install_directory>Tlc.AppConsole.exe -i <TLC_Manager> -u <user> -p <password>

where:

<TLC_install_directory> is the local installation directory for TLC Console,

<TLC_Manager> is the IP address of your Primary Manager, and

<user> and <password> are the username and password of a TLC user account.

Example:

c:\Program Files\Tripwire\Tripwire Log Center Console\Tlc.AppConsole.exe -i 192.168.0.10 -u administrator -p MyPassword

Tip 

To view all available command-line options, run the following command:

Tlc.AppConsole.exe -h