Create a super user on the P4 Server

P4 DAM requires setting up a user on the P4 Server with super permissions, unlimited timeouts, and an all hosts ticket. You can create a new super user or use an existing one with the correct configuration.

The following steps use dam-super as an example username, but you can use any username.

1. On your P4 Server, create the user:

   p4 user -f dam-super

2. Create a group with unlimited timeouts and add the user to the group. For example:

   1. Create a group named unlimited:

      p4 group unlimited

   2. Edit the group spec to change Timeout to unlimited.
   3. P4 Server 2025.1 and later: Edit the group spec to change IdleTimeout to unlimited.
   4. Edit the group spec to add the user as a member of the group.

3. As an existing superuser, open the user protections form:

   p4 protect

4. Add the following line to the form to give the user super permissions:

   super user dam-super * //...

5. Set the password:

   p4 -u dam-super passwd

6. Create an all hosts ticket for the user:

   p4 -u dam-super login -ap

7. Make a note of the username you set up and ticket details. You will use this information later to configure P4 DAM.