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Table 1.5: Merge Mode Conflict Resolution
Type of Conflict Resolution
User Passwords
Password is reset automatically and randomly. Neither the administrator nor the
user will know what the password is. Only the AMWorks software administrator
can resolve this situation.
The Conflicts Found message box displays.
Conflicting users are listed in the Status window.
Administrator Passwords
The password is reset automatically to the last known good password or
defaults to “password.” If it defaults to “password,” the administrator should
change it immediately by selecting the
Admin Tools - Password command.
The Conflicts Found message box displays.
The administrator password conflict will be listed in the Status window.
User-to-server Permissions
Permissions are resolved by assigning the lowest user-to-server permissions
that were found during the merge synchronization. For more information see
User to-server-permissions resolution on page 91.
NOTE: Conflict resolution only applies to users that exist in the system. If a user
exists in one system database and does not exist in another system database,
the user will be added to the second system database with existing user
permissions. No conflict will be logged.
Group versus Individual
User Permissions
The system will go out of sync if you have set up user and server groups on the
AMWorks software and then change user-to-server permissions from an AMX
user station OSCAR interface.
After re-synchronizing the system, conflicts will be resolved by taking the highest
user-to-server permissions from the user groups and server groups.
Appendices 91
User to-server-permissions resolution
The following table shows how the user-to-server permissions are resolved by a
merge synchronization.
NOTE: Permissions will be resolved by assigning the lowest of all the user-to-server permissions found during
the merge synchronization.
Table 1.6: User-to-User Server Permissions Resolution
Servers List
User A’s Rights on AMX
Switch 1 User A’s Rights on AMX
Switch 2
Access Rights After Merge
Server 1 Full Full Full (no conflict)
Server 2 Full View View
Server 3 Full None None
Server 4 View Full View