If the location is not accessible through the root user

If security policies prohibit connecting to the location through the root user, you can set up a connection through another account. This account must have superuser permissions.

To configure a connection to the location:

On the location server:
1. Open the file /etc/sudoers:
```
visudo /etc/sudoers
```
2. Configure superuser permissions for the accounts. To do this, add or edit the %sudo parameter:
```
%sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
```
Add or edit location settings in the platform via API:
1. Get the authorization token.
```
curl -k -X POST -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" 'https://domain.com/auth/v4/public/token' -d '{"email": "admin_email", "password": "admin_pass"}'
```
  Comments to the command
  
  domain.com — domain name or IP address of the server with the platform
  admin_email — platform administrator's email
  admin_pass — platform administrator's password
  
  In response, you will get the message in the form:
  Example of response in JSON
```
{
  "confirmed": true,
  "expires_at": null,
  "id": "6",
  "token": "4-e9726dd9-61d9-2940-add3-914851d2cb8a"
}
```
  Save the received token value.
2. Run an API request to add or edit location settings. You can use the curl utility or the Swagger interactive shell. In the ssh_user parameter, specify the username for connection:
  Example of a request to add a location
```
curl -k -X 'POST' \
  'https://domain.com/dci/v3/location' \
  -H "x-xsrf-token: <auth_token>" \
  -H "isp-box-instance: true" \
  -d '{
  "name": "My Location",
  "password": "secret",
  "ssh_address": "192.0.2.1",
  "ssh_port": 22,
  "ssh_user": "username"
}'
```
  Comments
  <auth_token> — authorization token