Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 5: Managing User Accounts 183
7. The Select User Preemption Level window will open. Type a preemption level from 1-4 or
select it from the menu, then click
Next . (The higher the number, the higher the preemption
level. See Preemption Levels on page 21.)
8. The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish . The user(s) have been added.
The DSView 3 software obtains external group membership and external user information when a
user logs in. If a user’s group membership changes or the user is deleted externally, the DSView 3
software will not see those changes until the next time that user logs in.
Deleting User Accounts
To delete one or more user accounts:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. Click the checkbox to the left of the username(s). To delete all users on the page, click the
checkbox to the left of User Name at the top of the list.
3. Click Delete . A confirmation dialog box will appear.
4. Confirm or cancel the deletion.
Unlocking User Accounts
If lock-out settings have been specified for the DSView 3 internal authentication service and a user
exceeds these settings, the user will not be allowed to attempt another log in until a certain amount
of time has passed. Users that have been locked out will appear with a lock next to their name in the
User Accounts window and
Locked will appear in the Status column.
User administrators or administrators may manually unlock the user accounts.
To unlock one or more user accounts:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. In a User Accounts window, click the checkbox to the left of the username(s).
3. Click Unlock .
Resetting a User Account Password
A DSView 3 software administrator or user administrator may reset a user’s password. When a
password is reset, the user will be required to login by typing
password
as their password, then
enter and verify a new password for their account the next time they start a new DSView 3
software session.
To reset a user account password:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. Click the checkbox to the left of the user(s) to reset the password.